swingletree

 [swing-guhl-tree]  

swin·gle·tree

   [swing-guhl-tree]
noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
a whiffletree.
Also called swiveltree.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see swingle1, tree
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Swingletree is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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swingletree (ˈswɪŋɡəlˌtriː)
 
—n
whippletree, Also called: whiffletree a crossbar in a horse's harness to which the ends of the traces are attached
 
[C15: from swingle + tree (in the sense: a post or bar)]

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