1) Crossbar 2) Simple machine 3) Swingletree 4) Whiffletree
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1) Swingletree 2) Whiffletree
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[mechanism] A whippletree or whiffletree is a mechanism to distribute force evenly through linkages. The mechanism may also be referred to as an equalizer, leader bar or double tree. It consists of a bar pivoted at or near the centre, with force applied from one direction to the pivot, and from the other direction to the tips. Several whipp...
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crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses attached
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• (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. • (n.) The cornel tree.
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1. 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. '[People] cut their own whippletree in the woodlot.' (Emerson) ... 2. <botany> The cornel tree. ... See: Whip, and cf. Whi...
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Whip'ple·tree` noun [ See
Whip , and confer
Whiffletree .]
1. 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
Singletre...
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