- 1. n. The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points. Source: opted
- 2. n. A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits. Source: opted
- 3. n. A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse). Source: opted
- 5. n. a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points. With sounding whip, and rowels dyed in blood. Cowper. 2. A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits. The iron rowels into frothy foam he bit. Spenser. 3. (Far.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery. To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse). Mortimer. Source: webster
- 7. A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses,answering to a seton in human surgery. Source: adambom
- 8. n. a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur Source: ecdict
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