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SWINGLETREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swingletree mean?
• SWINGLETREE (noun)
The noun SWINGLETREE has 1 sense:
1. a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
Familiarity information: SWINGLETREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
swingletree; whiffletree; whippletree
Hypernyms ("swingletree" is a kind of...):
crossbar (a horizontal bar that goes across something)
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