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Definition of swingletree in English: swingletreenoun ˈswɪŋɡ(ə)ltriːˈswiNGɡ(ə)lˌtrē British A crossbar pivoted in the middle, to which the traces are attached in a horse-drawn cart or plough. 〈主英〉马车(或马拉犁)前端的横木 North American term singletree Example sentencesExamples - It consists simply of two wheels, an axletree with a pintle for attachment of the trail, plus a draught connector to which one or two swingletrees might be attached.
- The film required swingletrees for the horsemaster's use, so I made them to be readily removable.
- This timber is well adapted for piles in situations where they are kept constantly wet, for swingletrees, spokes, and handles of tools, also for the teeth of wheels.
- It is formed by eight lined-up wheels, linked by swingletrees, and a free wheel in the middle of the others, lined-up with them.
- However, when used with a team of two or more animals harnessed together, usually through special arrangements of swingletrees and eveners, their use becomes rather cumbersome.
- We shall also be selling harness and swingletrees on the showground made by our trained harness makers.
- Outside traces to swingletrees first and then the inside ones.
- For both species, a swingletree is necessary to eliminate harness chafing (buyer beware - many cheap, so-called breaking carts don't have one).
- And I suppose that younger people today are no more familiar with telephone booths than they are with swingletrees or coulters.
- Competitors brought their own ploughs and swingletrees.
- At the International Exhibition in 1888-89 his entry of a grain-stripping machine, a furrow plough and iron swingletrees was among those gaining the highest possible award.
Definition of swingletree in US English: swingletreenounˈswiNGɡ(ə)lˌtrē British A crossbar pivoted in the middle, to which the traces are attached in a horse-drawn wagon or plow; a singletree. 〈主英〉马车(或马拉犁)前端的横木 Example sentencesExamples - The film required swingletrees for the horsemaster's use, so I made them to be readily removable.
- For both species, a swingletree is necessary to eliminate harness chafing (buyer beware - many cheap, so-called breaking carts don't have one).
- Outside traces to swingletrees first and then the inside ones.
- Competitors brought their own ploughs and swingletrees.
- And I suppose that younger people today are no more familiar with telephone booths than they are with swingletrees or coulters.
- It consists simply of two wheels, an axletree with a pintle for attachment of the trail, plus a draught connector to which one or two swingletrees might be attached.
- At the International Exhibition in 1888-89 his entry of a grain-stripping machine, a furrow plough and iron swingletrees was among those gaining the highest possible award.
- It is formed by eight lined-up wheels, linked by swingletrees, and a free wheel in the middle of the others, lined-up with them.
- We shall also be selling harness and swingletrees on the showground made by our trained harness makers.
- This timber is well adapted for piles in situations where they are kept constantly wet, for swingletrees, spokes, and handles of tools, also for the teeth of wheels.
- However, when used with a team of two or more animals harnessed together, usually through special arrangements of swingletrees and eveners, their use becomes rather cumbersome.
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