swinglebar

swinglebar
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: swingle (I) + bar

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/swing"geuhl bahr'/, n.
a whiffletree.
[1840-50; SWINGLE1 + BAR1]

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  • Swinglebar — Swin gle*bar , n. A swingletree. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swinglebar — /swing geuhl bahr /, n. a whiffletree. [1840 50; SWINGLE1 + BAR1] * * * …   Universalium

  • swingletree — /ˈswɪŋgəlˌtri/ (say swingguhl.tree) noun a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of the harness are fastened in a cart, carriage, plough, etc.; whippletree. Also, swinglebar …  

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