Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: W- W. Wa Wb Wc We Wh Wi Wl Wm Wn Wo Wp Wr Ws Wt Wu Wv Ww Wy
whipping boy | whipping cream | whipping post | whipping top | whipple's penstemon | whippletree | whippoorwill | whippoorwill-like | whippy | whipsaw | whipsnake

whippletree

 : 
Noun
 : 
whip=ple=tree

CIDE DICTIONARY

whippletreen. [See Whip, and cf. Whiffletree.].
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
    "[People] cut their own whippletree in the woodlot."  [1913 Webster]
  •  The cornel tree.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

whippletree, n. = SWINGLETREE.

Etymology
app. f. WHIP + TREE

For further exploring for "whippletree" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #05: Try Double Clicking on any word for instant search. [ALL]
created in 0.96 seconds
powered by bible.org