whippletree

[ hwip-uhl-tree, wip- ]

/ ˈʰwɪp əlˌtri, ˈwɪp- /

noun Northern U.S.

whiffletree.

Origin of whippletree

1725–35; whipple (see whip, -le) + tree

Words nearby whippletree

whipping cream, whipping post, Whipple, Whipple's disease, Whipple's operation, whippletree, whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whip roll, whip-round

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Example sentences from the Web for whippletree

After three quarters of an hour or so I was suddenly startled alert by hearing the squeak-squeak of a whippletree out on the lawn.
The Four Pools Mystery|Jean Webster
The whippletree, dangling from the end over the beaten circular track, seemed cracked with heat and age.
Foes in Ambush|Charles King
Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins

British Dictionary definitions for whippletree

whippletree

/ (ˈwɪpəlˌtriː) /

noun

another name for swingletree

Word Origin for whippletree

C18: apparently from whip

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	whippletree
释义	whippletree [ hwip-uhl-tree, wip- ] / ˈʰwɪp əlˌtri, ˈwɪp- / noun Northern U.S. whiffletree. Origin of whippletree 1725–35; whipple (see whip, -le) + tree Words nearby whippletree whipping cream, whipping post, Whipple, Whipple's disease, Whipple's operation, whippletree, whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whip roll, whip-round Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whippletree After three quarters of an hour or so I was suddenly startled alert by hearing the squeak-squeak of a whippletree out on the lawn. The Four Pools Mystery\|Jean Webster The whippletree, dangling from the end over the beaten circular track, seemed cracked with heat and age. Foes in Ambush\|Charles King Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory. The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia\|C. Malcolm Watkins British Dictionary definitions for whippletree whippletree / (ˈwɪpəlˌtriː) / noun another name for swingletree Word Origin for whippletree C18: apparently from whip 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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