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Singletree

[sing-guhl-tree]

sin·gle·tree

[sing-guhl-tree]

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; variant of swingletree
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Singletree is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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singletree (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtriː)
 
n
a variant, esp US and Austral, of swingletree

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