Muley axle

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Muley axle (plural Muley axles)

  1. (railways) A car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals.
    • 1899, Pacific Coast Railway Club, Official Proceedings:
      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?
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