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单词 whiffletree
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whif•fle•tree  (hwifəl trē′, wif-),USA pronunciation n. [Northern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsa crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a cart, carriage, plow, etc. Also called whippletree, singletree, swingletree. Cf. doubletree. 
  • variant of whippletree 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whiffletree /ˈwɪfəlˌtriː/ n
  1. another name (esp US) for swingletree
Etymology: 19th Century: variant of whippletree
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