axletree
[
ak
-s
uh
l-tree]
/ˈæk səlˌtri/
noun
1.
a bar, fixed crosswise under an animal-drawn vehicle, with a rounded spindle at each end upon which a wheel rotates.
Origin
1250-1300;
Middle English;
see
axle
,
tree
British Dictionary definitions for
axletree
axletree
/
ˈæksəlˌtriː
/
noun
1.
a bar fixed across the underpart of a wagon or carriage that has rounded ends on which the wheels revolve