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- noun Plural form of
singletree .
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Examples
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The leaders slacked back an 'darn near sat down on their singletrees when I threw the back into the wheelers an' slammed on the brake an 'stopped on the very precise spot.
CHAPTER IV 2010
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Hit stayed bent dat way 'til it growed big enough, den dey sawed it lengthways and put a mortise hole in each front piece to put de round thoo' to hold de singletrees.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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Three horses drew the plow, which has three singletrees and one doubletree.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 John T. Schlebecker
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He passed it around the entire body of the car, and straps and singletrees appeared for three horses.
The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long
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The doubletree served as a lever on which to mount two singletrees.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 John T. Schlebecker
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If the matter ended merely with the weapons of wordy warfare, it was fortunate and well, for these eyes have seen a camp-meeting where singletrees, neck-yokes, harness-tugs and scalding water augmented arguments concerning foreordination as taught by John Calvin and freewill as defined by John Knox.
Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916
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The leaders slacked back an 'darn near sat down on their singletrees when I threw the back into the wheelers an' slammed on the brake an 'stopped on the very precise spot.
Chapter 4 1913
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The planters cease their work, mules stand still, traces are unhooked from singletrees, and chain-ends thrown over the mules 'backs; then the men mount the animals and ride in to the midday meal, the women trudging after.
American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Julian Street 1913
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If the matter ended merely with the weapons of wordy warfare, it was fortunate and well, for these eyes have seen a camp-meeting where singletrees, neck-yokes, harness-tugs and scalding water augmented arguments concerning foreordination as taught by John Calvin and freewill as defined by John Knox.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Elbert Hubbard 1885
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Short singletrees should be used after the plants are half grown, to prevent tearing and breaking the leaves.
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