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单词 whippletree
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whippletreen.1

Obsolete.
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Usually glossed ‘cornel-tree’ and compared with Middle Low German wipelbôm, which, with wiepen- and weipkenbôm, glosses Latin cornus. (In the absence of a French gloss in quot. 1530, the identity of the word intended is doubtful.)
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c1386 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 2065 Mapul, thorn, bech, hasel, Ew, whippeltre [v.rr. Whippul-, -il-, whipil-, wypul-].
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 288/1 Whypple tree.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

whippletreen.2

Brit. /ˈwɪpltriː/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪp(ə)lˌtri/
Etymology: The first element is apparently < whip n.; compare whippin n.
= swingletree n. 2.
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the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > ploughing equipment > [noun] > plough > swingletree
toastree1613
whippin1697
whippletree1733
whiffletree1842
the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > harrowing equipment > [noun] > harrow > parts of
harrow-tooth1483
bull?1523
harrow-bull?1523
spindle1616
whippin1697
whippletree1733
tining1760
sheth1788
slot1799
harrow-tine-
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
1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 319 Two Whipple~trees of two Foot sixteen Inches each, that the Horses draw by.
1790 Trans. Soc. Arts 8 244 A Spring and Index fixed to a Whipple-tree for ascertaining the force exerted in the Draught of Carriages.
1834 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. 165 These carts are capable of being drawn either by two horses abreast, or by the same number at length; for which purpose there are suitable staples fixed for hanging the whipple~tree upon.
1891 W. J. Malden Tillage 110 Iron Whippletrees for Two Horses Abreast.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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