rowel

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Synonyms: bowel, trowel, dowel, rowen, rowl, towel, rower, rowed, rowe, owel, rodel

Antonyms: bowel, trowel, dowel, rowen, rowl, towel, rower, rowed, rowe, owel, rodel

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Noun

1. A small spiked [[wheel]] on the end of a [[spur]] of certain types.
2. A little flat ring or wheel on a horse's [[bit]].
3. A roll of [[hair]], [[silk]], etc., passed through the flesh of a horse in the manner of a [[seton]] in human surgery.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To use a rowel on (something), especially to drain fluid.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To fit with spurs.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To apply the spur to.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To [[incite]]; to [[goad]].

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