SINGLET
Sin"glet, n.
Defn: An unlined or undyed waistcoat; a single garment; — opposed to doublet. [Prov. Eng.]
SINGLE TAX
Sin"gle tax`. (Pol. Econ.)
Defn: A tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements, — advocated by certain economists as the sole source of public revenue.
Whatever may be thought of Henry George's single-tax theory as a whole, there can be little question that a relatively higher assessment of ground rent, with corresponding relief for those who have made improvements, is a much-needed reform. A. T. Hadley.
SINGLETON
Sin"gle*ton, n.
Defn: In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton.
SINGLETREE
Sin"gle*tree`, n. Etym: [Cf. Swingletree.]
Defn: The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Note: When two horses draw abreast, a singletree is fixed at each end of another crosspiece, called the doubletree.