whippletree

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(hwip′əl trē′, wip′-)

noun

singletree

Origin: < whip + tree

See whippletree in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Upper Northern U.S.
See whiffletree. See Regional Note at whiffletree.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps blend of dialectal whippin, whippletree

Origin: and swingletree

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