Rowel
['raʊ(ə)l] or ['raʊəl]
Definition
(n.) The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
(n.) A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.
(n.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery.
(v. t.) To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse).
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Seton.[2]. Goad, spur.
Checker: Mae
Definition
n. the little wheel in a spur set with sharp points: a little flat wheel or ring on horses' bits: a seton inserted in the flesh of an animal.—v.t. to put spurs on: to apply the spur to.—ns. Row′el-head the axis on which a rowel turns; Row′eling-need′le a needle used for inserting a rowel or seton; Row′eling-scis′sors a farrier's instrument for inserting rowels; Row′el-spur a spur having several radiating points.
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