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drawbar

noun
draw·​bar | \ ˈdrȯ-ˌbär How to pronounce drawbar (audio) \

Definition of drawbar

1 : a railroad coupler
2 : a beam across the rear of a vehicle (such as a tractor) to which implements are hitched

Examples of drawbar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Most hitches employ a removable drawbar, which holds the hitch ball. — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, "How to Tow a Trailer," 6 Jan. 2017 Install the ball onto the drawbar to the proper torque—generally, several hundred foot-pounds. — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, "How to Tow a Trailer," 6 Jan. 2017

First Known Use of drawbar

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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