
Meaning of SWINGLETREE
| Pronunciation: | | 'swinggul`tree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling |
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SWINGLETREE is a 11 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | whiffletree, whippletree |
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| | See Also: | | crossbar | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Swin"gle*tree`\, n. [So named in allusion to its
swinging. See {Swingle}, v. i., and cf. {Swingtree}.]
A whiffletree, or whippletree. See {Singletree}.
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