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Definition of Doubletree
1. Noun. A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast.
Definition of Doubletree
1. n. The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.
Definition of Doubletree
1. Noun. a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Doubletree
Literary usage of Doubletree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"Then there ia the device and bolt method of fastening the doubletree set to the
slip. This is a good rig (although necessitating heavy ..."
2. Mechanical Appliances, Mechanical Movements and Novelties of Construction: A by Gardner Dexter Hiscox (1910)
"To the end of the arm, A, is pivoted a doubletree, B, to one end of which a
singletree, G, is held, and to the opposite end a singletree, F, ..."
3. Mechanical Appliances, Mechanical Movements and Novelties of Construction by Gardner Dexter Hiscox (1904)
"To the end of the arm, A, is pivoted a doubletree, B, to one end of which a
singletree, G, is held, and to the opposite end a singletree, F, ..."
4. Farm Arithmetic: To be Used with Any Text-book of Arithmetic Or Without by Charles William Burkett, Karl Dale Swartzel (1913)
"The doubletree is adjusted so that each horse shall pull one-half of the ...
The doubletree is 4 2-3 feet long. At what point should it be attached to the ..."
5. Elementary Algebra: First[-second] Year Course by Florian Cajori, Letitia Rebekah Odell (1915)
"A team is hitched to a doubletree 4 ft. long. At what point must the doubletree
be attached to the plow, so that one horse will pull 1^ times as much as the ..."
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