doubletree

[ duhb-uhl-tree ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˌtri /

noun

a pivoted bar with a whiffletree attached to each end, used in harnessing two horses abreast.

Origin of doubletree

1840–50, Americanism; modeled on singletree

Words nearby doubletree

double-tongue, double-tongued, double top, doublet pattern, double-trailer truck, doubletree, double truck, double-u, double up, double vision, double whip

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Example sentences from the Web for doubletree

The doubletree served as a lever on which to mount two singletrees.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
Three horses drew the plow, which has three singletrees and one doubletree.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
Across the doubletree behind them hung the limp form of their driver, a great, gaping wound in his head.
Castle Craneycrow|George Barr McCutcheon
The arms of the tongue are connected by a crossbar, to which the doubletree is pivoted by a hammer bolt.
Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.--No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877|Various

British Dictionary definitions for doubletree

doubletree

/ (ˈdʌbəlˌtriː) /

noun

a horizontal pivoted bar on a vehicle to the ends of which swingletrees are attached for harnessing two horses side by side

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单词	doubletree
释义	doubletree [ duhb-uhl-tree ] / ˈdʌb əlˌtri / noun a pivoted bar with a whiffletree attached to each end, used in harnessing two horses abreast. Origin of doubletree 1840–50, Americanism; modeled on singletree Words nearby doubletree double-tongue, double-tongued, double top, doublet pattern, double-trailer truck, doubletree, double truck, double-u, double up, double vision, double whip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doubletree The doubletree served as a lever on which to mount two singletrees. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology\|John T. Schlebecker Three horses drew the plow, which has three singletrees and one doubletree. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology\|John T. Schlebecker Across the doubletree behind them hung the limp form of their driver, a great, gaping wound in his head. Castle Craneycrow\|George Barr McCutcheon The arms of the tongue are connected by a crossbar, to which the doubletree is pivoted by a hammer bolt. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.--No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877\|Various British Dictionary definitions for doubletree doubletree / (ˈdʌbəlˌtriː) / noun a horizontal pivoted bar on a vehicle to the ends of which swingletrees are attached for harnessing two horses side by side 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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