English dictionary
whippletree
/'w/I/p/@/l,tr/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See <u>Singletree</u>.
Source: webster1913