doubletree
[ duhb-uh l-tree ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˌtri /
noun
a pivoted bar with a whiffletree attached to each end, used in harnessing two horses abreast.
Origin of doubletree
1840–50,
Americanism; modeled on
singletree
Words nearby doubletree
doublespeak,
doublet,
doublet pattern,
doublethink,
doubleton,
doubletree,
doubleword,
double‐click,
doubling,
doubloon,
doublure
Example sentences from the Web for doubletree
The doubletree served as a lever on which to mount two singletrees.
Three horses drew the plow, which has three singletrees and one doubletree.
Across the doubletree behind them hung the limp form of their driver, a great, gaping wound in his head.
Castle Craneycrow |George Barr McCutcheonThe arms of the tongue are connected by a crossbar, to which the doubletree is pivoted by a hammer bolt.
British Dictionary definitions for doubletree
doubletree
/ (ˈdʌbəlˌtriː) /
noun
a horizontal pivoted bar on a vehicle to the ends of which swingletrees are attached for harnessing two horses side by side