swing-treen.
/ˈswɪŋtriː/ = swingletree n. 2.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > swingle-tree
swing-tree1396
swingletree1483
spring-tree1600
bridge tree1607
whippin1697
whippletree1733
cross-tree1765
splinter-bar1765
swindle-tree1801
shackle-bar1834
whiffletree1842
heel tree1846
single-tree1847
swingle-bar1849
pulling-tree1895
trace-block1900
1396–7 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 214 4 harpice cum 3 swyngtreys ferreis.
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Swing~tree of a waggon.
1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. ii. App. 46 The..swing-trees, to which the horses are attached when ploughing.
1883 R. Jefferies Nature near London 86 The traces are taut, the swing-tree like a yard braced square.
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