axle-tree noun. ['aks(ǝ)ltri:] ME.
[Old Norse ǫxultré, from ǫxull ult. formed as AX noun¹ + as TREE noun.]
1. A fixed bar or rod on the ends of which a pair of wheels of a vehicle revolve. ME.

2. The spindle upon or with which a wheel revolves. LME-L17.

3. = AXIS noun¹ 1; poet. the heaven, the sky. LME-M17.

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