3-on-the-tree

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of three-on-the-tree. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    On an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the late - 1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column. idiomatic

    "Mother and Father learned to drive in a car with a 3-on-the-tree."

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"Mother and Father learned to drive in a car with a 3-on-the-tree."

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