whippletree

[ hwip-uhl-tree, wip- ]

/ ˈʰwɪp əlˌtri, ˈwɪp- /

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noun Northern U.S.

whiffletree.

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Origin of whippletree

1725–35; whipple (see whip, -le) + tree

Words nearby whippletree

whipping, whipping boy, whipping cream, whipping post, Whipple, whippletree, whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whip roll, whip-round

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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 King
Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins
After 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

Word Origin for whippletree

C18: apparently from whip

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