| Rowel (rowel) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Row"el |
| [OF. roele,
rouele, properly, a little wheel, F. rouelle collop,
slice, LL. rotella a little wheel, dim. of L. rota a
wheel. See Roll, and cf. Rota.] |
The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
A little flat ring or wheel on horses'
bits.
A roll of hair, silk, etc.,
passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human
surgery.
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To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of
a horse).
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