rowel

Definitions


[ˈraʊ(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a spiked revolving disc at the end of a spur


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French roel(e), from late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota ‘wheel’


[ˈraʊ(ə)l], (Verb)

Definitions:
- use a rowel to urge on (a horse)
(e.g: he rowelled his horse on as fast as he could)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French roel(e), from late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota ‘wheel’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries