Rowel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
  2. a piece of leather or the like inserted beneath the skin of a horse or other animal to promote drainage of an infection.
verb (used with object), row·eled, row·el·ing or (especially British) row·elled, row·el·ling.
  1. to prick or urge with a rowel.
  2. to insert a rowel in.
noun
  1. a small spiked wheel attached to a spur
  2. a piece of leather or other material inserted under the skin of a horse to act as a seton and allow drainage
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (tr)
  1. to goad (a horse) using a rowel
  2. to insert a rowel in (the skin of a horse) to allow drainage
Rowel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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