Row·el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roweled or Rowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Roweling or Rowelling.] Far. To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse).
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rowel
n : a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
[also: rowelling, rowelled]