swinglebar en · NOUN
Etymology
From swingle + bar.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swinglebars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |