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drop-tongue

drop-tongue noun: synonym of pole (“a construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage”); a long, horizontal beam that extends from the front of a wagon or carriage, with a mechanism that allows it to pivot downward, thereby reducing the strain on the animal while making turns.

Noun

drop-tongue (plural drop-tongues)

  1. Synonym of pole (“a construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage”); a long, horizontal beam that extends from the front of a wagon or carriage, with a mechanism that allows it to pivot downward, thereby reducing the strain on the animal while making turns.
    Synonyms:
    pole

Synonyms of drop-tongue

Forms of drop-tongue

pluraldrop-tongues
alternative formdrop tongue

Questions about drop-tongue

What does drop-tongue mean?
Drop-tongue means synonym of pole (“a construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage”); a long, horizontal beam that extends from the front of a wagon or carriage, with a mechanism that allows it to pivot downward, thereby reducing the strain on the animal while making turns.
What part of speech is drop-tongue?
Drop-tongue is a noun.
What is the plural of drop-tongue?
The plural of drop-tongue is drop-tongues.

Words near drop-tongue in the dictionary

  1. drop-shaft
  2. drop-shafts
  3. drop-ship
  4. drop-shipping
  5. drop-spine
  6. drop-tongue
  7. drop-tongues
  8. drop-top
  9. drop-tops
  10. dropable
  11. dropback

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