noun · irregular · rare

axle tooth

axle tooth · axle teeth

A molar tooth; molarA molar tooth; molar.

Meaning

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(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)A molar tooth; molar.

Origin

From Middle English axyltothe, of North Germanic origin, from axyl, from Old Norse jaxl (“

From Middle English axyltothe, of North Germanic origin, from axyl, from Old Norse jaxl (“a jaw-tooth, grinder”) + Middle English tothe (“tooth”). Cognate with Scots assletuith, asseltuith (“molar, axletooth”). Compare also Danish axeltand (“molar, axletooth”), Swedish oxeltand (“molar, axletooth”).

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