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Definition of Whippletree

Whippletree
Whippletree Whip"ple*tree`, n. [See Whip, and cf. Whiffletree.] 1. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree. [People] cut their own whippletree in the woodlot. --Emerson. 2. (Bot.) The cornel tree. --Chaucer.

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- A whippletree, or whiffletree, is a mechanism to distribute force evenly through linkages. It is also referred to as an equalizer, leader bar, or double...
- Whippletree (also as Whipple-tree and similar variations) may refer to: Whippletree, a very old plant name for species of dogwood (see: Cornus (genus))...
- cartoons of the series, Andy's companion was a feisty turtle named Mr. Whippletree (voiced by Danny Webb) who was a caricature of Eddie Anderson. Andy's...
- telecommunications Equaliser (mathematics), a construction in category theory Whippletree (mechanism), a linkage also referred to as an equalizer Equalizer (Datel)...
- ploughing, India Using a yoke to carry (portage) a canoe between lakes Whippletree (mechanism) - a similar pivot device used behind draught animals to even...
- auto parts Hermann Aron § Electricity meters Traction control system Whippletree Wright, M. T. (2007). "The Antikythera Mechanism Reconsidered" (PDF)...
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- Dutch wepelen "totter, waver", Frisian wepeln, German wippen. The name whippletree, also whiffle-tree, now refers to an element of the traction of a horse-drawn...
- Pump Mechanism Clock Differential Epicyclic gearing Gimbal Gyroscope Whippletree MEMS Pneumatics Compressor Jackhammer Rivet gun Vacuum pump Robotics...
- when pulling a vehicle. It is a kind of whippletree, and the term is also used sometimes for other whippletrees.: 261 : 188  It is a horizontal bar, attached...