Axletree

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Axletree \Ax"le*tree`\, n. [Cf. Icel. ["o]xultr?.]
     1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite
        wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels
        revolve.
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     2. A spindle or axle of a wheel. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  axletree
       n : a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal
           spindles on which the wheel revolve