rowel

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.]

rowel row'el v.

a revolving disk with sharp marginal points at the end of a spur

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur

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