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axlerod

noun

Etymology

From axle + rod, modelled after axletree, axlepin, etc.

  1. derived from *rewdʰ-✻ — “to clear land”
  2. inherited from *rudd-✻ — “stick, club”
  3. inherited from *rodd✻
  4. inherited from rodde
  5. compounded as axlerod — “axle + rod”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of axletree.

    • An unreasonable urge told me to get away from the noise—to get away from the thousand little talks of wives and kids, policemen and weigh stations, axlerods and tires.

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