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Meaning of 'rowel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rowel [ n.]
- The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.
- A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.
- A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery.
2 . Rowel [ v. t.]
- To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the flesh of a horse).

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