| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| axletree |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ax·le·tree |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k s l-tr  |
| NOUN: | A crossbar or rod supporting a vehicle, such as a cart, that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Blend of Middle English axel, axle; see axle, and Middle English axtre, axletree ( ax, from Old English eax + tre, tree; see tree).
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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