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fel·ly | \ ˈfe-lē 
\
\variants:
or felloe \ ˈfe-(ˌ)lō \
\ plural fellies or felloes
Definition of felly
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the exterior rim or a segment of the rim of a wheel supported by the spokes
felly
adverbfel·ly | \ ˈfel-lē \
\Definition of felly (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
: fiercely, cruelly, destructively Michael in return grasped the turnkey so felly by the throat that the blood gushed from nose and mouth, so that they were both gory and filthy spectacles when one of the other officers … entered the room …— Sir Walter Scott
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