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The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.

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  1. n. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
  2. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree. Note: When two horses draw abreast, a singletree is fixed at each end of another crosspiece, called the doubletree.
  3. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessedhorse are fixed; a whiffletree.
  4. n. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.