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axletree definition

axle·tree (-trē′)

noun

a bar connecting two opposite wheels of a carriage, wagon, etc.

Etymology: ME axeltre < ON ǫxultre < ǫxull, axle (see axis) + tre, beam, tree

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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