rowel
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1row·el
noun \ˈrau̇(-ə)l\Definition of ROWEL
: a revolving disk with sharp marginal points at the end of a spur
See Origin of ROWEL
Middle English rowelle, from Anglo-French roele small wheel — more at roulette
First Known Use: 15th century
2rowel
transitive verbroweled or rowelledrowel·ing or rowel·ling
Definition of ROWEL
1
: to goad with or as if with a rowel
First Known Use of ROWEL
1580
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