The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Doubletree \Dou"ble*tree`\, n. The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
doubletree n 1: a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast