English

Alternative forms
3-on-the-tree

Adjective
three-on-the-tree

1. idiom On an automobile, describing the gearshift lever of a steering column-mounted three-speed manual transmission.

Noun
three-on-the-tree

1. idiom On an automobile (esp. those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column.

#: In driver's education, they used to teach students to drive in cars with a three-on-the-tree, but now the cars all have automatic transmission.

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