whiffletree

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whif·fle·tree

(wĭf′əl-trē, hwĭf′-)

n. Northeastern US

See singletree.

[Variant of whippletree.]

whiffletree

(ˈwɪfəlˌtriː)

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) another name (esp US) for swingletree

[C19: variant of whippletree]

whif•fle•tree

(ˈʰwɪf əlˌtri, ˈwɪf-)

n.

Northern U.S. a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a vehicle or a plow. Also called whippletree , singletree.

[1820–30; variant of whippletree]

Whiffletree

A Singletree.

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Noun

whiffletree - a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling

swingletree, whippletree

crossbar - a horizontal bar that goes across something

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