row·el (rou  l)n. A sharp-toothed wheel inserted into the end of the shank of a spur. [Middle English, from Old French roelle, diminutive of roue, wheel, from Latin rota; see ret- in Indo-European roots.] row el v. |
rowel [ˈraʊəl]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a small spiked wheel attached to a spur
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science Obsolete a piece of leather or other material inserted under the skin of a horse to act as a seton and allow drainage
vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled (tr)
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to goad (a horse) using a rowel
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science Obsolete to insert a rowel in (the skin of a horse) to allow drainage
[from Old French roel a little wheel, from roe a wheel, from Latin rota]
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| Noun | 1. |  rowel - a small spiked wheel at the end of a spurgad, spur - a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
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