swingtree

Etymology

From swing + tree.

swingtree means the bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.“In this mode of yoking, the horses work in unicorn-team, the middle horse pulling by the soam- chain, instead of the swingtree”