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whippletree

American

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

noun

Northern U.S.

whiffletree.

whippletree British

/ ˈwɪpəlˌtriː /

noun

another name for swingletree

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of whippletree

1725–35; whipple ( whip, -le ) + tree

Example Sentences

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

From Foes in Ambush by King, Charles

He sends me for firewood and when I gits it loaded, de wheel hits a stump and de team jerks and dat breaks de whippletree.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

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.

From The Four Pools Mystery by Webster, Jean

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