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swingtree

[ swing-tree ]

/ ˈswɪŋˌtri /

noun

a whiffletree.

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Origin of swingtree

1350–1400; Middle English; apparently syncopated variant of swingletree

Words nearby swingtree

swinglebar, swingletree, swingman, swingometer, swingover, swingtree, swingy, swinish, swink, swinnerton, swinney

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