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rowel

Syllabification: (row·el)
Pronunciation: /ˈrou(ə)l/
Definition of rowel

noun

  • a spiked revolving disk at the end of a spur.

verb (rowels, roweling, roweled ; Britishrowels, rowelling, rowelled)

[with object]
  • use a rowel to urge on (a horse):he roweled his horse on as fast as he could

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French roel(e), from late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota 'wheel'

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