Definition of "whiffletrees" [whiffletrees]

• Plural form of whiffletree. (noun)

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• "The harness was of thin linen webbing; snaps and buckles gave place to ivory toggles; wooden whiffletrees were replaced by those made of aluminum, and the tow-line, light and flexible, and of incredible strength, was of walrus hide."
• "With lightning quickness I reached over the dashboard down to the whiffletrees and unhooked one each of the horses 'traces."
• "A moment more they looked at the little cart, its bright red body with the blue lines around it, the wheels and spokes, which were bright yellow, and the shafts and the whiffletrees, which were yellow too."