whiffletree

[ hwif-uhl-tree, wif- ]

/ ˈʰwɪf əlˌtri, ˈwɪf- /

noun Northern U.S.

a 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.

Compare doubletree.

Origin of whiffletree

First recorded in 1820–30; variant of whippletree

Words nearby whiffletree

Whidbey Island, whiff, whiffet, whiffle, whiffler, whiffletree, whiffy, whig, Whiggish, Whiggism, whigmaleerie

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Example sentences from the Web for whiffletree

The pole was snapped, and the whiffletree smashed, so that the traces were useless.
The La Chance Mine Mystery|Susan Carleton Jones
"You kicked me and my friend the Whiffletree that day you ran away down in the hay field," replied the Wagon.
Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy|John Kendrick Bangs
This wore away at last and on the third day I had no difficulty in keeping up my end of the whiffletree.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
She managed to undo one, and to slip out the fastening of the trace, on one side, where it held to the whiffletree.
Faith Gartney's Girlhood|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

"It's the whiffletree, I think," she said, as if she were used to wagons.
The La Chance Mine Mystery|Susan Carleton Jones

British Dictionary definitions for whiffletree

whiffletree

/ (ˈwɪfəlˌtriː) /

noun

another name (esp US) for swingletree

Word Origin for whiffletree

C19: variant of whippletree

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	whiffletree
释义	whiffletree [ hwif-uhl-tree, wif- ] / ˈʰwɪf əlˌtri, ˈwɪf- / noun Northern U.S. a 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. Compare doubletree. Origin of whiffletree First recorded in 1820–30; variant of whippletree Words nearby whiffletree Whidbey Island, whiff, whiffet, whiffle, whiffler, whiffletree, whiffy, whig, Whiggish, Whiggism, whigmaleerie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whiffletree The pole was snapped, and the whiffletree smashed, so that the traces were useless. The La Chance Mine Mystery\|Susan Carleton Jones "You kicked me and my friend the Whiffletree that day you ran away down in the hay field," replied the Wagon. Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy\|John Kendrick Bangs This wore away at last and on the third day I had no difficulty in keeping up my end of the whiffletree. A Son of the Middle Border\|Hamlin Garland She managed to undo one, and to slip out the fastening of the trace, on one side, where it held to the whiffletree. Faith Gartney's Girlhood\|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney "It's the whiffletree, I think," she said, as if she were used to wagons. The La Chance Mine Mystery\|Susan Carleton Jones British Dictionary definitions for whiffletree whiffletree / (ˈwɪfəlˌtriː) / noun another name (esp US) for swingletree Word Origin for whiffletree C19: variant of whippletree Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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