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ax⋅le

[ak-suhl]
–noun
1. Machinery. 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.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME axel, OE eaxl shoulder, crossbeam (in eaxle-gespann); c. OFris ax(e)le, OS ahsla, OHG ahsala shoulder (G Achsel), ON ǫxl, L āla (< deriv. of *akslā)


axled, adjective
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ax·le   (āk'səl)   
n.  
  1. A supporting shaft or member on or with which a wheel or a set of wheels revolves.

    1. The spindle of an axletree.

    2. Either end of an axletree.


[Middle English axel, from Old Norse öxull.]
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Word Origin & History

axle 
M.E. axel-, from some combination of O.E. eax and O.N. öxull "axis," both from P.Gmc. *akhsulaz, from PIE *aks- "axis" (see axis). Found only in compound axle-tree before 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

AXLE
An early string processing language. Program consists of an assertion table which specifies patterns, and an imperative table which specifies replacements. "AXLE: An Axiomatic Language for String Transformations", K. Cohen et al, CACM 8(11):657-661 (Nov 1965).

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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