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† ˈaxle-ˌtooth Obs. or dial.
Forms: 5 axyl-tothe, 7 axill-, axel-; mod. dial. asil-, assal-, assle-tooth.
[a. Da. axel (= ON. jaxl) molar tooth, grinder + tooth: cf. Da. axel-tand axle-tooth.]
A molar tooth, a grinder.
1483Cath. Angl. 16 Axyltothe, molaris, maxillaris. 1607T. Walkington Opt. Glasse Humors 76 To loose an axill tooth, or an eye. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 211 His axle teeth and also his gums fell out. 1691Ray N. Countr. Wds. Pref., Axeltooth, dens molaris. 1808Jamieson Dict., Asil, Asil-tooth, the name given to the grinders, or dentes molares, those at the extremity of the jaw. 1875Lanc. Gloss. (E.D.S.) Some co'n em wang an others assal-teeth. |