noun
- wooden crossbars to which the traces of a harness are fastened and by which a vehicle or implement is drawn
Usage: plural of whiffletree; also called singletrees
Examples
- The farmer attached the whiffletrees to the plow before hitching up the horses.
- Old whiffletrees hung in the barn as reminders of the days when horses powered farm work.
- The blacksmith repaired the broken whiffletrees so the wagon could be used again.
- Museum visitors could see how whiffletrees connected the horse’s harness to farm equipment.
- The antique carriage still had its original whiffletrees intact.
- Wooden whiffletrees were essential parts of horse-drawn machinery.