"singletree" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtɹiː/ Forms: singletrees [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of swingletree as if from single + tree, on the analogy of doubletree. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|single|tree}} single + tree Head templates: {{en-noun}} singletree (plural singletrees)
  1. A bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally the animals are attached at the ends and the wagon or other load to a pivot in the middle of the singletree. Synonyms: swingletree, whippletree Translations (bar that balances the load): rozporka [feminine] (Czech), Waagbalken [masculine] (German), Waagscheit [masculine] (German), orczyk [inanimate, masculine] (Polish)

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