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_;. ]