Muley axle

noun

A car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals.

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Meanings

nounMuley axle (plural Muley axles)

plural Muley axles

  1. railwaysA car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals.

    THE CHAIRMAN: Don't you think that many complaints of hard-riding coaches are owing to the fact that the lateral motion is often so great with cars equipped with the Muley axle?

    1899, Pacific Coast Railway Club, Official Proceedings
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