How to pronounce rowel
American English pronunciation
ROW-ul
- IPA
- /ˈɹaʊəl/
- Syllables
- ROW · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What rowel means
The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur
In a sentence: The cowboy's boots jingled as the rowels on his spurs spun.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a little wheel, from the Latin word for wheel.
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