AXIS

aks'is, n. the axle, or the line, real or ima- ginary, on which a body revolves:—//. Axes, aks'tv -adj Ax'ial. [L. axis; cf. Gr. axon. Sans itksha A.S. cax. Axle, aks'l. Axle-tree, aks'l-tre, n. the pin or rod in the nave of a wheel on which the wheel turns [Dim from A S. tax, an axle Sw. axel.\ Ay, Aye, adv yea yei> indeed- —Aye, n. a vote in the affirmative. [A form of Yea.] Ayah, il'ya. « a native Indian waitmg-maid. Aye, a, adv ever: always for ever [Ice. ei, ever, A S. a; conn, with Age, Ever.) Ayry, «. a hawk’s nest. [Sec Eyry.]