Meaning & use
Rowels
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The small spiked wheels at the end of a spur, used to prompt a horse forward.
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The rider's rowels jingled softly with every step of the horse.
Old Western spurs often featured large, ornate rowels.
A note on using this word
Traces back to the Old French "roele," meaning "small wheel," a relative of "roulette."
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