roweled

Variant of rowel

rowel definition

rowel (ro̵u′əl)

noun

a small, revolving wheel with sharp projecting points, forming the end of a spur

Etymology: ME rowelle < OFr roele: see roulette

transitive verb roweled -·eled or rowelled -·elled, roweling -·el·ing or rowelling -·el·ling

to spur or prick (a horse, etc.) with or as with a rowel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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