Associations to the word «Axletree»

Wiktionary

AXLETREE, noun. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
AXLETREE, noun. A spindle or axle of a wheel.

Dictionary definition

AXLETREE, noun. A dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve.

Wise words

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