whippletree

American

[hwip-uhl-tree, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp əlˌtri, ˈwɪp- /

noun

Northern U.S.

whiffletree.

whippletree British

/ ˈwɪpəlˌtriː /

noun

another name for swingletree

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Etymology

Origin of whippletree

1725–35; whipple ( whip, -le ) + tree

Example Sentences

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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.

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We ran all the way; and we took the whippletrees off the double wagons, and brought all the spare rope halters.

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The whippletree, dangling from the end over the beaten circular track, seemed cracked with heat and age.

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