In a plough, harrow, carriage, etc., a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces are fastened, giving freedom of movement to the shoulders of the horse or other draught-animal.
| Example | Meaning |
Oh no, oh no, not on a treadmill. There were just hitched to whiffletree and somebody had to drive them and that would pull the rope up. |
some kind of mechanism of attaching wagon and horse |