axletree
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(n)
axletree
a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
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Axletree
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve. -
Axletree
A spindle or axle of a wheel.
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axletree
A bar or beam fixed crosswise under the body of a carriage, having rounded axles at the ends for a pair of wheels to revolve on. -
(n)
axletree
An axis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Cf. Icel. öxultr,
I tell you that the traces are of silk and the axletrees of gold, and the timber of the car is ebony. "High History of the Holy Graal" by
The wagon itself was standing in front of the shop, with one end of the hind axletree supported by a block. "Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont" by
In many places the wheels of the carts sank to the axletrees in consequence of the rottenness of the ground near the creeks. "Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by
The lining, the floor, and the axletrees seemed worn out with fatigue. "The Man Who Laughs" by
These wheels are coupled together by an axletree, into which a tongue is inserted. "What I Saw in California" by
The name sounds like the breaking of an axletree. "Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826 Vol. 2" by
Cottonwood trees yielded carriage wheels two feet in diameter, and the masts of the pirogues made axletrees. "Pathfinders of the West" by
I thought as how, sir, that your infallible axletree would give way. "Speed the Plough" by
These bars strengthened the axletree and resisted wear at the spindle. "Artillery Through the Ages" by
That draws the day from heaven's cold axletree. "The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3)" by
Beat up the dawn from Istria
With even feet. Her shuttered barge
Burned on the water all the day.