Doubletree

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  • noun. A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached for harnessing two animals abreast.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as equalizing-bar (which see, under bar).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
  • Word Usage
    "A comfortable option is the DoubleTree Biltmore Hotel (115 Hendersonville Rd.; 828-274-1800; biltmorefarmshotels. com/doubletree; rooms from around $150 a night)."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    crossbar