English edit

 
designs of axletrees

Etymology edit

From Middle English axiltre; equivalent to axle +‎ tree. Cognate with Icelandic öxultré.

Noun edit

axletree (plural axletrees)

  1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
    Synonym: axlerod
  2. A spindle or axle of a wheel.
  3. A stimulus or driving force.

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