whippletree

[ hwip-uh l-tree, wip- ]
/ ˈʰwɪp əlˌtri, ˈwɪp- /

noun Northern U.S.

whiffletree.

Origin of whippletree

1725–35; whipple (see whip, -le) + tree

Words nearby whippletree

whipping cream, whipping post, whipple, whipple's disease, whipple's operation, whippletree, whippoorwill, whippy, whipray, whips, whipsaw

Example sentences from the Web for whippletree

  • After three quarters of an hour or so I was suddenly startled alert by hearing the squeak-squeak of a whippletree out on the lawn.

    The Four Pools Mystery |Jean Webster

  • The whippletree, dangling from the end over the beaten circular track, seemed cracked with heat and age.

    Foes in Ambush |Charles King

  • Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.

    The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia |C. Malcolm Watkins

British Dictionary definitions for whippletree

whippletree
/ (ˈwɪpəlˌtriː) /

noun

another name for swingletree

Word Origin for whippletree

C18: apparently from whip