1
: a railroad coupler
2
: a beam across the rear of a vehicle (such as a tractor) to which implements are hitched
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Most hitches employ a removable drawbar, which holds the hitch ball.
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Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2017
Install the ball onto the drawbar to the proper torque—generally, several hundred foot-pounds.
—Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2017
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Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2017
Install the ball onto the drawbar to the proper torque—generally, several hundred foot-pounds.
—Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2017
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drawbar
noun
draw·bar
-ˌbär 
: a beam across the rear of a tractor to which tools are hitched
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