Rowel

row′el, n. the little wheel in a spur, set with sharp points: a little flat wheel or ring on horses' bits: a seton inserted in the flesh of an animal.— v.t. to put spurs on: to apply the spur to.— ns. Row′el-head , the axis on which a rowel turns; Row′eling-need′le , a needle used for inserting a rowel or seton; Row′eling-scis′sors , a farrier's instrument for inserting rowels; Row′el-spur , a spur having several radiating points. [Fr. rouelle —Low L. rotella , dim. of L. rota , a wheel.]