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row·el

 (rou′əl)
n.
A sharp-toothed wheel inserted into the end of the shank of a spur.

[Middle English, from Old French roelle, diminutive of roue, wheel, from Latin rota; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

row′el v.
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rowel

(ˈraʊəl)
n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a small spiked wheel attached to a spur
2. (Veterinary Science) vet science obsolete a piece of leather or other material inserted under the skin of a horse to act as a seton and allow drainage
vb (tr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to goad (a horse) using a rowel
4. (Veterinary Science) vet science obsolete to insert a rowel in (the skin of a horse) to allow drainage
[C14: from Old French roel a little wheel, from roe a wheel, from Latin rota]
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row•el

(ˈraʊ əl)

n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.
1. a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
v.t.
2. to prick or urge with a rowel.
3. to goad or prod.
[1350–1400; Middle English rowelle < Old French röelle < Latin rot(a) wheel]
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rowel


Past participle: rowelled
Gerund: rowelling

Imperative
rowel
rowel
Present
I rowel
you rowel
he/she/it rowels
we rowel
you rowel
they rowel
Preterite
I rowelled
you rowelled
he/she/it rowelled
we rowelled
you rowelled
they rowelled
Present Continuous
I am rowelling
you are rowelling
he/she/it is rowelling
we are rowelling
you are rowelling
they are rowelling
Present Perfect
I have rowelled
you have rowelled
he/she/it has rowelled
we have rowelled
you have rowelled
they have rowelled
Past Continuous
I was rowelling
you were rowelling
he/she/it was rowelling
we were rowelling
you were rowelling
they were rowelling
Past Perfect
I had rowelled
you had rowelled
he/she/it had rowelled
we had rowelled
you had rowelled
they had rowelled
Future
I will rowel
you will rowel
he/she/it will rowel
we will rowel
you will rowel
they will rowel
Future Perfect
I will have rowelled
you will have rowelled
he/she/it will have rowelled
we will have rowelled
you will have rowelled
they will have rowelled
Future Continuous
I will be rowelling
you will be rowelling
he/she/it will be rowelling
we will be rowelling
you will be rowelling
they will be rowelling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rowelling
you have been rowelling
he/she/it has been rowelling
we have been rowelling
you have been rowelling
they have been rowelling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rowelling
you will have been rowelling
he/she/it will have been rowelling
we will have been rowelling
you will have been rowelling
they will have been rowelling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rowelling
you had been rowelling
he/she/it had been rowelling
we had been rowelling
you had been rowelling
they had been rowelling
Conditional
I would rowel
you would rowel
he/she/it would rowel
we would rowel
you would rowel
they would rowel
Past Conditional
I would have rowelled
you would have rowelled
he/she/it would have rowelled
we would have rowelled
you would have rowelled
they would have rowelled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rowel - a small spiked wheel at the end of a spurrowel - a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
gad, spur - a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"
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)
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References in classic literature ?
"I must overtake him, if I kill my horse," thought the musketeer; and he began to saw the mouth of the poor animal, whilst he buried the rowels of his merciless spurs into his sides.
And so it rowels me awake until the appointed time.
But when the swift Pequod, with a fresh leading wind, was herself in hot chase; how very kind of these tawny philanthropists to assist in speeding her on to her own chosen pursuit, -- mere riding-whips and rowels to her, that they were.
And the travelers buried their rowels in their horses' flanks, who thus vigorously stimulated recovered their energies.
"There have been used in this cage," continued the other, "two hundred and twenty great bolts of iron, of nine feet, and of eight, the rest of medium length, with the rowels, caps and counterbands appertaining to the said bolts; weighing, the said iron in all, three thousand, seven hundred and thirty-five pounds; beside eight great squares of iron, serving to attach the said cage in place with clamps and nails weighing in all two hundred and eighteen pounds, not reckoning the iron of the trellises for the windows of the chamber wherein the cage hath been placed, the bars of iron for the door of the cage and other things."
Forth steps a rowel queer- looking little fellows, wearing square-skirted coats and small-clothes, with buttons at the knee.
I am a rascal and in my dotage; I am an unhappy wretch grown old; a tent-cord untwisted, a pierced cuirass, a boot without a sole, a spur without a rowel; -- but do me the pleasure to add one thing."
I measured one which was six inches in the diameter of the rowel, and the rowel itself contained upwards of thirty points.
The complete source for healthcare linens including rowels, bedding, table linens, incontinence products, privacy curtains, mattresses, furniture, drapery and custom interior decorating.
Desert Fury can begin a double for him in the Ripon Rowels Handicap.
Penitent can perhaps benefit from having his sights lowered a shade in the Ripon Rowels Handicap.
WAARIF (4.35) can shade a cracking renewal of the Ripon Rowels for David O'Meara.