axle-tree

axle-tree — axˈle tree noun 1. A crossbar or shaft fixed across the underside of a cart or similar vehicle, on each rounded end of which a wheel rotates 2. An axle (obsolete) • • • Main Entry: ↑axle …   Useful english dictionary

axle — (n.) pole or pin upon which a wheel revolves, M.E. axel , from some combination of O.E. eax and O.N. öxull axis, both from P.Gmc. *akhsulaz (Cf. O.E. eaxl, O.S. ahsla, O.H.G. ahsala, Ger. Achsel shoulder ), from PIE *aks axis (see …   Etymology dictionary

axle — [17] The word axle emerges surprisingly late considering the antiquity of axles, but related terms had existed in the language for perhaps a thousand years. Old English had eax, which came from a hypothetical Germanic *akhsō, related to Latin… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

axle — [17] The word axle emerges surprisingly late considering the antiquity of axles, but related terms had existed in the language for perhaps a thousand years. Old English had eax, which came from a hypothetical Germanic *akhsō, related to Latin… …   Word origins

axle — [ aks(ə)l] noun a rod or spindle passing through the centre of a wheel or group of wheels. Origin ME (orig. axle tree): from ON ỏxultré …   English new terms dictionary

axle — n. a rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) on which a wheel or group of wheels is fixed. Etymology: orig. axle tree f. ME axel tre f. ON oumlxull treacute …   Useful english dictionary

axle — ax|le [ˈæksəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: axletree axle (13 21 centuries), from Old Norse öxultre, from öxul axle + tre tree ] the bar connecting two wheels on a car or other vehicle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Wheel tree — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Wheel and axle — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Oil tree — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ax|le|tree — «AK suhl TREE», noun. a crossbar connecting two opposite wheels of a cart, wagon, carriage, or other horse drawn vehicle. The wheels turn on its ends. ╂[probably < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic öxul trē < öxull axle + trē tree, beam)] …   Useful english dictionary