ax|le

ax|le «AK suhl», noun.

1. a bar or shaft on which a wheel turns. Some axles turn with the wheel.

2. = axletree. (Cf. ↑axletree)

3. Obsolete or Poetic. an axis.

╂[Old English eaxl shoulder, crossbar; influenced by Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic öxull axle)]