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whippletrees

whippletrees is the plural of whippletree.

Meaning of whippletree

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

Questions about whippletrees

What is whippletrees the plural of?
Whippletrees is the plural of whippletree.

Words near whippletrees in the dictionary

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

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