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SWING-TREE

\swˈɪŋtɹˈiː], \swˈɪŋtɹˈiː], \s_w_ˈɪ_ŋ_t_ɹ_ˈiː]\

Definitions of SWING-TREE

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The cross-bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened; the whiffle-tree or whipple-tree ; swingle-tree.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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