whippletree
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whip·ple·tree
(wĭp′əl-trē′, hwĭp′-)n. Upper Northern US
See singletree.
[Perhaps blend of dialectal whippin, whippletree and swingletree.]
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whippletree
(ˈwɪpəlˌtriː)n
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) another name for swingletree
[C18: apparently from whip]
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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]
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