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doubletree

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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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dou·ble·tree   (dŭb'əl-trē')   
n.  A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached for harnessing two animals abreast.
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