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SINGLETREE
Etymology
Noun
singletree (plural singletrees)
A bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally the animals are attached at the ends and the wagon or other load to a pivot in the middle of the singletree.
Synonyms
• swingletree
• whippletree
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"gle*tree`, n. Etym: [Cf. Swingletree.]
Definition: The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Note: When two horses draw abreast, a singletree is fixed at each end of another crosspiece, called the doubletree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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