axle guard

English

noun
Definitions
  • The part of the framing of a railway car or truck by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically.

Etymology

Compound from English axle (shoulder, armpit) + English guard (machine, etc, protective part of a sword).

Origin

English

guard

Gloss

machine, etc, protective part of a sword

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