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A crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
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whippletree
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Wikipedia
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Whippletree (also as Whipple-tree and similar variations) may refer to: Whippletree, a very old plant name for species of dogwood (see: Cornus (genus) ) Whippletree (mechanism) , a pivot mechanism used to distribute force evenly, used for draught animals ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whippletree \Whip"ple*tree`\, n. [See Whip , and cf. Whiffletree .] The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling [syn: whiffletree , swingletree ]
Usage examples of whippletree.
Council Grove offered the final chance to cut axles and whippletrees and other wagon parts to take along for emergencies.
The next wagon had no shafts or tongue at all, but a complex cat's-cradle of leather traces, ropes and whippletrees, patched together to enable it to be drawn by two very small, shaggy and dejected-looking animals.