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Meaning of whippletree

Wordnet

whippletree (n)

a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling

Webster

whippletree (n.)

The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree.

The cornel tree.

whippletree Sentence Examples

  1. The ancient whippletree creaked and groaned as the horses strained at their harnesses.
  2. The blacksmith carefully forged a new whippletree for the farmer's wagon.
  3. The team of oxen plodded along, their heads bowed to the whippletree's pull.
  4. The whippletree served as a vital link between the horses and the plow.
  5. The children marveled at the intricate mechanism of the whippletree.
  6. The whippletree's rhythmic tapping created a soothing symphony in the barn.
  7. The teamster tightened the whippletree straps to ensure the horses' equal distribution of load.
  8. The whippletree's wooden frame had weathered many storms and hard days of work.
  9. The inventor devised a new design for the whippletree, promising to increase its efficiency.
  10. The whippletree played a crucial role in the laborious task of transporting goods and tilling the land.

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a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pullingThe pivoted or swinging bar to which the tra

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The ancient whippletree creaked and groaned as the horses strained at their harnesses.

The blacksmith carefully forged a new whippletree for the farmer's wagon.

The team of oxen plodded along, their heads bowed to the whippletree's pull.

The whippletree served as a vital link between the horses and the plow.