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nounswinglebar (plural swinglebars)
plural swinglebars
- A whippletree.
Either with the swinglebar, or with the haunch of our near leader, we had struck the off-wheel of the little gig; which stood rather obliquely, and not quite so far advanced as to be accurately parallel with the near wheel.
1849, Thomas De Quincey, “The English Mail-coach, or the Glory of Motion”, in Blackwood's Magazine
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swinglebar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinglebar
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“swinglebar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinglebar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swinglebar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinglebar.
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