† axlessadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Without an axle or axles.
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axlessa1618
cogged1825
spoky1832
soled1845
sprocketed1875
unfellied1885
spoked1890
vaned1891
sprocketless1897
spindleless1964
hubless1970
a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Little Bartas in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 770 To see That mighty Mound, Hinge-less and Ax-less, turn so swiftly round.
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adj.a1618- to laugh like a drain
- to laugh like little audrey
- to laugh off
- to laugh on the other side
- to laugh on the other side of one's face
- to laugh on the other side of one's mouth
- to laugh on the wrong side
- to laugh on the wrong side of one's etc
- to laugh on the wrong side of one's face
- to laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth
- to laugh one's fill
- to laugh one's head off
- to laugh one's tits off
- to laugh oneself sick
- to laugh oneself silly
- to laugh oneself stupid
- to laugh or take to scorning
- to laugh out
- to laugh out of court
- to laugh out of it
- to laugh out of the other side
- to laugh out of the other side of one's face
- to laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
- to laugh out of the wrong side
- to laugh out of the wrong side of one's face