| 单词 | rowel |
| 释义 | rowel /row"euhl/, n. , v. , roweled, roweling or (esp. Brit.) rowelled, rowelling. n. 1. a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur. See illus. under spur1. 2. Vet. Med. a piece of leather or the like inserted beneath the skin of a horse or other animal to promote drainage of an infection. v.t. 3. to prick or urge with a rowel. 4. Vet. Med. to insert a rowel in. [1350-1400; ME rowelle < MF ruelle, OF roel < LL rotella, equiv. to L rot(a) wheel + -ella -ELLE] |
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