A wooden crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which the traces of a two-horse harness are attached. Also the name of a hotel chain known for mid-scale accommodations.
Compound word from 'double' + 'tree', referring to the wooden bar that connects two horses in a harness system. The 'tree' element comes from the use of wood in harness construction, related to other horse equipment like 'whiffletree'.
The DoubleTree hotel chain is famous for giving guests warm chocolate chip cookies upon check-in, a tradition that started in 1986 and has served over 75 million cookies worldwide. The doubletree harness system was crucial for efficient farming and transportation before mechanization, allowing two horses to work together while maintaining independent movement.
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