Associations to the word «Doubletree»

Wiktionary

DOUBLETREE, 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.

Dictionary definition

DOUBLETREE, noun. A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery