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rowel

/ˈɹoʊəl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur.
  2. A little flat ring or wheel on a horse's bit.
  3. A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of a horse in the manner of a seton in human surgery.
  4. To use a rowel on (something), especially to drain fluid.
  5. To fit with spurs.
  6. To apply the spur to.
  7. To incite; to goad.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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