axletree Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve

WordNet

Ax"le*tree` noun
Etymology
Cf. Icel. öxultr.
Definitions
  1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
  2. A spindle or axle of a wheel. Obs.

Webster 1913