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trace chain

noun

Definition of trace chain 

1a : a harness trace of chain

b : a short chain by which a leathern trace is linked with a whiffletree

2 : a long strong chain which is attached to a line and along which two or more pairs of draft animals are attached usually by whiffletrees

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