ROWEL (rowelled, rowelling)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: rowelled    , rowelling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does rowel mean? 

• ROWEL (noun)
  The noun ROWEL has 1 sense:

1. a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur

  Familiarity information: ROWEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROWEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small spiked wheel at the end of a spur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rowel" is a kind of...):

wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

Holonyms ("rowel" is a part of...):

gad; spur (a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward)

 Context examples 

And so it rowels me awake until the appointed time.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)