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swinglebar

swinglebar noun: a whippletree.

Noun

swinglebar (plural swinglebars)

  1. A whippletree.
    • Either with the swinglebar, or with the haunch of our near leader, we had struck the off-wheel of the little gig; which stood rather obliquely, and not quite so far advanced as to be accurately parallel with the near wheel.1849, Thomas De Quincey, “The English Mail-coach, or the Glory of Motion”, in Blackwood's Magazine

Forms of swinglebar

pluralswinglebars

Origin of swinglebar

From swingle + bar.

Questions about swinglebar

What does swinglebar mean?
Swinglebar means a whippletree.
What part of speech is swinglebar?
Swinglebar is a noun.
What is the plural of swinglebar?
The plural of swinglebar is swinglebars.

Words near swinglebar in the dictionary

  1. swingle
  2. swingle tree
  3. swingle trees
  4. swingle-tree
  5. swingle-trees
  6. swinglebar
  7. swinglebars
  8. swingled
  9. swingles
  10. swingless
  11. swingletail

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