row·el (rou′əl) 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. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a small spiked wheel attached to a spur
2. (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 (
tr ) ,
-els ,
-elling or -elled ,
-els ,
-eling or -eled 3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to goad (a horse) using a rowel
4. (Veterinary Science) vet science obsolete to insert a rowel in (the skin of a horse) to allow drainage
[C14: from Old French roel a little wheel, from roe a wheel, from Latin rota ]
row•el (ˈraʊ əl) n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit. ) -elled, -el•ling. n. 1. a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
v.t. 2. to prick or urge with a rowel.
3. to goad or prod.
[1350–1400; Middle English rowelle < Old French röelle < Latin rot(a) wheel]
rowel Past participle: rowelledGerund: rowellingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I rowel you rowel he/she/it rowels we rowel you rowel they rowel
Preterite I rowelled you rowelled he/she/it rowelled we rowelled you rowelled they rowelled
Present Continuous I am rowelling you are rowelling he/she/it is rowelling we are rowelling you are rowelling they are rowelling
Present Perfect I have rowelled you have rowelled he/she/it has rowelled we have rowelled you have rowelled they have rowelled
Past Continuous I was rowelling you were rowelling he/she/it was rowelling we were rowelling you were rowelling they were rowelling
Past Perfect I had rowelled you had rowelled he/she/it had rowelled we had rowelled you had rowelled they had rowelled
Future I will rowel you will rowel he/she/it will rowel we will rowel you will rowel they will rowel
Future Perfect I will have rowelled you will have rowelled he/she/it will have rowelled we will have rowelled you will have rowelled they will have rowelled
Future Continuous I will be rowelling you will be rowelling he/she/it will be rowelling we will be rowelling you will be rowelling they will be rowelling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been rowelling you have been rowelling he/she/it has been rowelling we have been rowelling you have been rowelling they have been rowelling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been rowelling you will have been rowelling he/she/it will have been rowelling we will have been rowelling you will have been rowelling they will have been rowelling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been rowelling you had been rowelling he/she/it had been rowelling we had been rowelling you had been rowelling they had been rowelling
Conditional I would rowel you would rowel he/she/it would rowel we would rowel you would rowel they would rowel
Past Conditional I would have rowelled you would have rowelled he/she/it would have rowelled we would have rowelled you would have rowelled they would have rowelled
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
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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rowel - a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur