Definition of Three-on-the-tree

1. Adjective. (idiomatic) On an automobile, describing the gearshift lever of a steering column-mounted three-speed manual transmission. ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) On an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Three-on-the-tree

three-hundredth
three-lane
three-leafed
three-leaved
three-legged
three-legged race
three-line whip
three-lobed
three-martini lunch
three-martini lunches
three-membered
three-mile limit
three-milk cake
three-minute warning
three-nerved
three-on-the-tree (current term)
three-parted
three-party
three-peat
three-piece
three-piece suit
three-pile
three-ply
three-point landing
three-point line
three-point lines
three-point shot
three-point switch
three-point turn

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