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singletree

[ sing-guhl-tree ]

singletree

/ ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtriː /

noun

  1. a variant, esp US and Austral, of swingletree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of singletree1

1835–45, Americanism; variant of swingletree
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Example Sentences

Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.

Ramsay fastened a singletree to the harness tugs and hooked a strong chain onto it.

Cultivate shallow, with one horse, and light plow with very short singletree.

He then jumped over the fence, gathered up the singletree and trotted on.

The fence was a high rail one and, burdened with the weight of the heavy singletree, he could not jump over.

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