swivel n EDD ~ sb 1 (2) ~ tree obs.
1 Spike driven into the butt-end of a log to which a rope is fastened for a horse to haul (Q 67-68).
2 Comb swivel tree: cross-bar attached to collars of a pair of horses, for hauling a 'catamaran' or sled.
T 43/8-64 They had a pole between the two horses, and they were shackled to the outside end o' this pole from a swivel tree comin' across from each collar, and this was where they used to take their load. The swivel tree [would] swing in any direction she wanted to go in.
