axletree

Meaning

Noun

  • A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
  • A spindle or axle of a wheel.
  • A stimulus or driving force.

Origin

  • From Middle English axiltre; equivalent to axle + tree.

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