whippletree
/hwip-uhl-tree, wip-/US // ˈʰwɪp əlˌtri, ˈwɪp- //UK // (ˈwɪpəlˌtriː) //
鞭子树,鞭炮树,鞭打树,鞭炮声
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Northern U.S.
- : whiffletree.
Examples
The whippletree, dangling from the end over the beaten circular track, seemed cracked with heat and age.
Twelve “Swingle trees” (whippletree, whiffletree, singletree) are listed in the inventory.
After three quarters of an hour or so I was suddenly startled alert by hearing the squeak-squeak of a whippletree out on the lawn.
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