SWINGLETREE

whiffletree, whippletree, swingletree

(noun) 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® 3.1


Noun

swingletree (plural swingletrees)

Alternative form of singletree

Source: Wiktionary


Swin"gle*tree`, n. Etym: [So named in allusion to its swinging. See Swingle, v. i., and cf. Swingtree.]

Definition: A whiffletree, or whippletree. See Singletree.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MODEST

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