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1. (n.) rowel
a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
2. (v.t.) rowel
to prick or urge with a rowel.
3. rowel
to goad or prod.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME rowelle < OF röelle < L rot(a) wheel)
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1. (noun) rowel
a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
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1. (noun) rowel
the little wheel of a spur, with sharp points
2. (noun) rowel
a little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits
3. (noun) rowel
a roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery
4. (verb) rowel
to insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse)
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