erron. varr. RATHE sb.2
1824. Carr, Craven Gloss., Wraiths, shafts of a cart.
1851. L. D. B. Gordon, Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal., p. vii**. The ‘wraithe’ is for the purpose of keeping the threads separate.
1897. Westm. Gaz., 2 Feb., 7/2. He got a rope, fastened it … to the cart wraiths, and … strangled himself.
