rowel

Example Sentences

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Johnny took off his spurs and showed the silversmith a broken rowel.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

"This waitin'—" Anse sat cross-legged on the bunk next to Drew's, his thumb spinning the rowel of one spur.

From Rebel Spurs by Norton, Andre

Scarcely had the rowel reached his side, when down he fell, sending me head foremost over his neck into the water.

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James

She rode à la cavalière, in a Mexican saddle, and wearing big rowel Mexican spurs, and appears from her account to have preferred this style of riding to the modern style and side-saddle.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie

If the rowel is moderately sharp only, no cruelty can arise, less I maintain than in the use of a whip.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie