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whiffletree
[ hwif-uhl-tree, wif- ]
noun
, Northern U.S.
- a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a cart, carriage, plow, etc.
whiffletree
/ ˈwɪfəlˌtriː /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whiffletree1
First recorded in 1820–30; variant of whippletree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whiffletree1
C19: variant of whippletree
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Example Sentences
The whiffletree would swing round and hit them, and when their collars were taken off, their necks would be raw and bloody.
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This wore away at last and on the third day I had no difficulty in keeping up my end of the whiffletree.
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Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.
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Page 169, illustration caption: "probaby" changed to "probably" (b, chain, probably from whiffletree).
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The only way they feel comfortable is when harnessed with the face toward the whiffletree and their back to the end of the shafts.
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