Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swingtree

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swingtree
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.

Dated

Example Sentences

"In this mode of yoking, the horses work in unicorn-team, the middle horse pulling by the soam- chain, instead of the swingtree"

Etymology

From swing + tree.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

swingtrees (plural)

Synonyms

draft-bar singletree swingletree whiffletree whippletree

Questions

What does swingtree mean?: The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.
Where does swingtree come from?: From swing + tree.

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