singletree

[ sing-guhl-tree ]

noun

whiffletree.

Origin of singletree

1835–45, Americanism; variant of swingletree

Words Nearby singletree

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How to use singletree in a sentence

Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm Watkins
Ramsay fastened a singletree to the harness tugs and hooked a strong chain onto it.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon | James Arthur Kjelgaard
Cultivate shallow, with one horse, and light plow with very short singletree.
The Apple | Various
He then jumped over the fence, gathered up the singletree and trotted on.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 3 [August 1902] | Various
The fence was a high rail one and, burdened with the weight of the heavy singletree, he could not jump over.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 3 [August 1902] | Various

British Dictionary definitions for singletree

singletree

/ (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtriː) /

noun

a variant, esp US and Austral, of swingletree

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