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Meaning of SWINGLETREE

Pronunciation:  'swinggul`tree

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
 

SWINGLETREE is a 11 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: whiffletree, whippletree
 
 See Also: crossbar

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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