WHIFFLETREE


Meaning of WHIFFLETREE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwi-fəl-(ˌ)trē, ˈwi- ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of whippletree

Date: circa 1806

: the pivoted swinging bar to which the traces of a harness are fastened and by which a vehicle or implement is drawn

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