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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 |
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| 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
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Noun 1. [画像:rowel - a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur]rowel - 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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