swinglebar

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word swinglebar. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word swinglebar, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say swinglebar in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word swinglebar you have here. The definition of the word swinglebar will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofswinglebar, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

This entry needs a photograph or drawing for illustration. Please try to find a suitable image on Wikimedia Commons or upload one there yourself!

Etymology

From swingle +‎ bar.

Noun

swinglebar (plural swinglebars)

  1. A whippletree.
    • 1849, Thomas De Quincey, “The English Mail-coach, or the Glory of Motion”, in Blackwood's Magazine:
      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.

References

“swinglebar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia