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Added 9 October 2026

whiffletree

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about whiffletree at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling.

Origin

From whiffle + tree.

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