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Meaning of rowel

noun

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

verb

To use a rowel on (something), especially to drain fluid.
To fit with spurs.
To apply the spur to. Example: to spur a horse
To incite; to goad.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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