— axled , adj.
/ak"seuhl/ , n.
1. Mach. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
2. the spindle at either end of an axletree.
3. an axletree.
[ bef. 900; ME axel, OE eaxl shoulder, crossbeam (in eaxle-gespann ); c. OFris ax ( e ) le, OS ahsla, OHG ahsala shoulder (G Achsel ), ON oxl, L ala ( *aksla ) ]