Associations to the word «Whippletree»

Wiktionary

WHIPPLETREE, noun. A wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal

Dictionary definition

WHIPPLETREE, noun. A crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca