Ăx'le-guärd, n.
n. 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; — also called a jaw in the U. S. and a housing in Eng.
n. 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; — also called a jaw in the U. S. and a housing in Eng.