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whippletree

whippletree noun: a wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal.

Noun

whippletree (plural whippletrees)

  1. A wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal.
    • The single whippletree should have a chain attached to bring it out even with the other two.1889, George E. Blakelee, Blakelee's Industrial Cyclopedia, page 364
    • Like the whippletree, the wheelbarrow only became known in the Middle Ages.1964, Albert C. Leighton, Early Medieval Transport, page 128

Synonyms of whippletree

Forms of whippletree

pluralwhippletrees
alternative formwhipple-tree
alternative formwhipple tree

Questions about whippletree

What does whippletree mean?
Whippletree means a wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal.
What part of speech is whippletree?
Whippletree is a noun.
What is the plural of whippletree?
The plural of whippletree is whippletrees.

Words near whippletree in the dictionary

  1. whipple trees
  2. Whipple's disease
  3. whipple-tree
  4. whipple-trees
  5. Whipples
  6. whippletree
  7. whippletrees
  8. whippo
  9. whippomorph
  10. whippomorphan
  11. whippomorphans

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