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• AXLE (in Mid. Eng. axel-tre, from O. Norweg. oxull-tre, cognate with the O. Eng. exe or eaxe, and connected with Sansk. dksha, Gr. a wv, and Lat. axis)

AXLE (in See also:

• MID

Mid. Eng. axel-tre, from O. Norweg. oxull-tre, cognate with the O. Eng. exe or eaxe, and connected with Sansk. dksha, Gr. a wv, and See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• AXIS (Lat. for " axle ")

axis)  , the See also:

• PIN (a doublet with " pen " from Lat. pinna, feather, pinnacle, which is said to contain the same root as irirvs, pine tree, and properly to mean a sharp point or end)

pin or spindle on which a See also:

• WHEEL (0. Eng. hweol, hweohl, &c., cognate with Icel. hjol, Dan. hiul, the Indo-European root is seen in Sanskrit chakra, Gr. r in Aos, circle, whence " cycle ")
• WHEEL, BREAKING ON THE

wheel turns . In carriages the See also:

• AXLE (in Mid. Eng. axel-tre, from O. Norweg. oxull-tre, cognate with the O. Eng. exe or eaxe, and connected with Sansk. dksha, Gr. a wv, and Lat. axis)

axle-See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree is the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar on which the wheels are mounted, the axles being strictly its thinner rounded prolongations on which they actually turn . The pins which pass through the ends of the axles and keep the wheels from slipping off are known as axle-pins or " linch-pins," " liuch " being a corruption, due to confusion with " See also:

• LINK

link," of the Old See also:

• ENGLISH

English word for " axle," lynis, cf . Ger . Lunse . AX - See also:

• LES

LES - THERMES, a watering See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-western See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• ARIEGE

Ariege, at the confluence of the Ariege with three tributaries, 26 m . S.S.E. of See also:

• FOIX

Foix by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop . (1906) 1179 . Ax (See also:

• AQUAE (Lat. for "waters'')

Aquae), situated at a height of 2300 ft., is well known for its warm See also:

• SULPHUR

sulphur springs (77°-172° F.), of which there are about sixty . The See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters, which were used by the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans, are efficacious in the treatment of See also:

• RHEUMATISM (from Gr. /56µa, flux)

rheumatism, 'skin diseases and other maladies .