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noun
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: crossbar
History
From double + tree.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
