whiffletree

whif·fle·tree

W5122300 (wĭf′əl-trē, hwĭf′-)n. Northeastern US See singletree.

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[Variant of whippletree.]

whiffletree

(ˈwɪfəlˌtriː) n (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) another name (esp US) for swingletree[C19: variant of whippletree]

whif•fle•tree

(ˈʰwɪf əlˌtri, ˈwɪf-)

n. Northern U.S. a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a vehicle or a plow. Also called whippletree , singletree. [1820–30; variant of whippletree]

Whiffletree

A Singletree.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

whiffletree - a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pullingswingletree, whippletreecrossbar - a horizontal bar that goes across something