n. [ OE. axel, exel, shoulder, AS. eaxl; akin to AS. eax axle, Sw. & Dan. axel shoulder, axle, G. achse axle, achsel shoulder, L. axis axle, Gr.
Had from her axle torn
The steadfast earth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Railway axles are called leading and trailing from their position in the front or in the rear of a car or truck respectively. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In railway construction, the axle guard, or pedestal, with the superincumbent weight, rests on the top of the box (usually with a spring intervening), and holds it in place by flanges. The box rests upon the journal bearing and key, which intervene between the inner top of the box and the axle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having an axle; -- used in composition. [ 1913 Webster ]
Merlin's agate-axled car. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Icel. öxultr&unr_;. ]
adv. In a complex manner; not simply. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a convex form;
a. Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities; cunning; artful; foxy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Foxlike. [ Obs. ] “Foxly craft.” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a lax manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Characteristic of, or like, an ox. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. oxanslyppe. See Ox, and Cowslip. ] (Bot.) The great cowslip (Primula veris, var.
adv. Perplexedly. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a prolix manner. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a reflex manner; reflectively. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no sex. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Sex- + locular: cf. F. sexloculaire. ] (Bot.) Having six cells for seeds; six-celled;
a. Pertaining to sex. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Should I ascribe any of these things unto myself or my sexly weakness, I were not worthy to live. Queen Elizabeth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from taxation. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.