whippletree

[ hwip-uhl-tree, wip- ]

noun

, Northern U.S.

1. whiffletree.

whippletree

/ ˈwɪpəlˌtriː /

noun

1. another name for swingletree

Word History and Origins

Origin of whippletree¹

1725–35; whipple ( whip, -le ) + tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of whippletree¹

C18: apparently from whip

Example Sentences

After three quarters of an hour or so I was suddenly startled alert by hearing the squeak-squeak of a whippletree out on the lawn.

From Project Gutenberg

We ran all the way; and we took the whippletrees off the double wagons, and brought all the spare rope halters.

From Project Gutenberg

The whippletree, dangling from the end over the beaten circular track, seemed cracked with heat and age.

From Project Gutenberg