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swingletree
[ swing-guhl-tree ]
noun
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
- a whiffletree.
swingletree
/ ˈ²õ·Éɪŋɡə±ôËŒ³Ù°ù¾±Ë /
noun
- a crossbar in a horse's harness to which the ends of the traces are attached Also calledwhippletreeesp USwhiffletree
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of swingletree1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of swingletree1
C15: from swingle + tree (in the sense: a post or bar)
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Example Sentences
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The mare crashed into the rockaway on one side and the bay shattered the swingletree on the other with the forewheel of our buggy.
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I sat in the buggy, holding the reins over the trembling, wild-eyed bay, while William descended and, with great dignity, tied up the disabled swingletree.
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