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Search phrase: axle-tree

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Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.126Or a dry wheel grate on the axle-tree,Or a dry Wheele grate on the Axle-tree,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.66Should with a bond of air, strong as the axle-treeShould with a bond of ayre, strong as the Axletree

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axletree, axle-treepivot, spindle, axis [around which the heavenly bodies revolve]
axletree, axle-treewooden beam acting as the pivot for a cart wheel

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
AXLE-TREEBASICaxle-tree n

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