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Definition of Singletree
1. n. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Definition of Singletree
1. Noun. A bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally the animals are attached at the ends and the wagon or other load to a pivot in the middle of the singletree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Singletree
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Singletree
Literary usage of Singletree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1891)
"It consists, first, in having a singletree so constructed that the middle staple
or clip will be further from one end than the other—say two-thirds of the ..."
2. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1898)
"Lewis asked wnat he meant to do with the singletree, ... Farrell "swung around,"
dropped the singletree, recovered himself and came into the house, ..."
3. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"Usually at the first hard pull the cast eye of the singletree ferrule breaks, or
the center clip spreads. Then there ia the device and bolt method of ..."
4. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"Usually at the tirst hard pull the east eye of the singletree ferrule breaks, or
the center clip spreads. Then there is the device and bolt method of ..."
5. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1904)
"The heavy horizontal bar hanging from the hoisting pulley of the derrick is known
as the "singletree," and is used as a spreader when lifting a box car or ..."
6. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1904)
"When the front end of a locomotive is lifted, cables are suspended from the
singletree and fastened to the ends of the pilot beam; when a locomotive is ..."
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