AXLETREE | • axletree n. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve. • axletree n. A spindle or axle of a wheel. • axletree n. A stimulus or driving force. |
AXLETREES | • axletrees n. Plural of axletree. • AXLETREE n. a bar used as a primitive wheel axle for animal-drawn vehicle. |
DOUBLETREE | • doubletree n. A device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected… • double-tree n. Alternative spelling of doubletree. • double␣tree n. Alternative spelling of doubletree. |
MANTLETREE | • mantletree n. Alternative spelling of mantle-tree. • mantle-tree n. (Archaic) A beam of wood over the opening of an open fireplace, from which items were hung. • MANTLETREE n. a beam made of stone or wood that forms the lintel over a fireplace, also MANTELTREE. |
SADDLETREE | • saddletree n. Alternative spelling of saddle tree. • saddle-tree n. Alternative spelling of saddle tree. • saddle␣tree n. The base on which the rest of the saddle is built. Usually based on wood or a similar synthetic material… |
SINGLETREE | • singletree n. A bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally… • single-tree n. Alternative spelling of singletree. • single␣tree n. Alternative spelling of singletree. |
DOUBLETREES | • doubletrees n. Plural of doubletree. • double-trees n. Plural of double-tree. • double␣trees n. Plural of double tree. |
MANTLETREES | • mantletrees n. Plural of mantletree. • mantle-trees n. Plural of mantle-tree. • MANTLETREE n. a beam made of stone or wood that forms the lintel over a fireplace, also MANTELTREE. |
SADDLETREES | • saddletrees n. Plural of saddletree. • saddle-trees n. Plural of saddle-tree. • saddle␣trees n. Plural of saddle tree. |
SINGLETREES | • singletrees n. Plural of singletree. • single-trees n. Plural of single-tree. • single␣trees n. Plural of single tree. |
SWINGLETREE | • swingletree n. Alternative form of singletree. • swingle-tree n. Alternative spelling of swingletree. • swingle␣tree n. Alternative spelling of swingletree. |
TRESTLETREE | • trestletree n. (Nautical) One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead… • trestle␣tree n. A structure attached to a mast to support the top and the heel of a topmast. • TRESTLETREE n. either of a pair of fore-and-aft timbers fixed horizontally on opposite sides of a lower masthead to support an upper mast. |
WHIFFLETREE | • whiffletree n. (US) a whippletree. • WHIFFLETREE n. the crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses are attached, also SINGLETREE, SWINGLETREE, SWINGTREE, WHIPPLETREE. |
WHIPPLETREE | • whippletree n. A wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal. • whipple-tree n. Alternative form of whippletree. • whipple␣tree n. Alternative form of whippletree. |
SWINGLETREES | • swingletrees n. Plural of swingletree. • swingle-trees n. Plural of swingle-tree. • swingle␣trees n. Plural of swingle tree. |
TRESTLETREES | • trestletrees n. Plural of trestletree. • trestle␣trees n. Plural of trestle tree. • TRESTLETREE n. either of a pair of fore-and-aft timbers fixed horizontally on opposite sides of a lower masthead to support an upper mast. |
WHIFFLETREES | • whiffletrees n. Plural of whiffletree. • WHIFFLETREE n. the crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses are attached, also SINGLETREE, SWINGLETREE, SWINGTREE, WHIPPLETREE. |
WHIPPLETREES | • whippletrees n. Plural of whippletree. • whipple-trees n. Plural of whipple-tree. • whipple␣trees n. Plural of whipple tree. |