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Definition of Rowel
1. Noun. A small spiked wheel at the end of a spur.
Definition of Rowel
1. n. The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
2. v. t. To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse).
Definition of Rowel
1. Noun. The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To use a rowel on something, especially to drain fluid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rowel
1. to prick with a spiked wheel in order to urge forward [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]
Medical Definition of Rowel
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1. The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points. "With sounding whip, and rowels dyed in blood." (Cowper)
2. A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits. "The iron rowels into frothy foam he bit." (Spenser)
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