Meanings
noundoubletree (plural doubletrees)
plural doubletrees · alternative double-tree · alternative double tree
- 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.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ок
- ок (ok)device that connects two horses to a wagon
Finnish parivaljakon karttu, parivaljakon vetokarttu
- parivaljakon karttudevice that connects two horses to a wagon
- parivaljakon vetokarttudevice that connects two horses to a wagon
German Klippschwengel, Wagenschwengel
- Klippschwengeldevice that connects two horses to a wagon
- Wagenschwengeldevice that connects two horses to a wagon
- Waagedevice that connects two horses to a wagon
Polish podwójny orczyk
- podwójny orczykdevice that connects two horses to a wagon
Swedish tvåspann
- tvåspanndevice that connects two horses to a wagon
Cite this entry
APA
doubletree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubletree
MLA
“doubletree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubletree. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doubletree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubletree.
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