whippletree
[ hwip-uhl-tree, wip- ]
Origin of whippletree
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How to use whippletree in a sentence
The whippletree, dangling from the end over the beaten circular track, seemed cracked with heat and age.
Foes in Ambush | Charles KingTwelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsAfter three quarters of an hour or so I was suddenly startled alert by hearing the squeak-squeak of a whippletree out on the lawn.
The Four Pools Mystery | Jean Webster
British Dictionary definitions for whippletree
whippletree
/ (ˈwɪpəlˌtriː) /
noun
another name for swingletree
Origin of whippletree
1C18: apparently from whip
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