Meanings
nounsingletree (plural singletrees)
plural singletrees
- A bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally the animals are attached at the ends and the wagon or other load to a pivot in the middle of the singletree.
Synonyms: swingletree, whippletree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally the animals are attached at the ends and the wagon or other load to a pivot in the middle of the singletree.
Similar
Also see
Origin
Alteration of swingletree as if from single + tree, on the analogy of doubletree.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech rozporka
- rozporkabar that balances the load
German Waagbalken, Waagscheit
- Waagbalkenbar that balances the load
- Waagscheitbar that balances the load
Polish orczyk
- orczykbar that balances the load
Cite this entry
APA
singletree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singletree
MLA
“singletree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singletree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “singletree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singletree.
Source: singletree on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.