doubletree

[duhb-uhl-tree]

dou·ble·tree

[duhb-uhl-tree]
noun
a pivoted bar with a whiffletree attached to each end, used in harnessing two horses abreast.


Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; modeled on singletree
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Doubletree is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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doubletree (ˈdʌbəlˌtriː)
 
n
a horizontal pivoted bar on a vehicle to the ends of which swingletrees are attached for harnessing two horses side by side

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