whiffletreen.
/ˈwɪfltriː/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪf(ə)lˌtri/ U.S.
= whippletree n.2
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the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > ploughing equipment > [noun] > plough > swingletree
toastree1613
whippin1697
whippletree1733
whiffletree1842
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
1842 ‘J. Cypress, Jr.’ Sporting Scenes II. 69 Our whiffle~tree became detached from the vehicle, and fell upon the horse's heels.
1855 Bristed in Cambr. Ess. 65 Whiffle-tree, the invariable American for splinter-bar.
1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 256 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV A boy can lead a horse, with a suitable chain attached to the whiffletree.
1896 Cent. Mag. Nov. 23 With trace-chains rattling and whiffletrees snapping over the stumps of trees.
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