rowel

Example Sentences

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Beneath this magnificent hat lay a pair of silver spurs with huge gold-plated, star-shaped rowels.

From Literature

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

From Literature

Lee, 6 feet tall with a full head of gray hair, wore a new uniform and a sword with a jeweled hilt, boots with red silk stitching and spurs with rowels.

From Reuters

But he sprang to the right, when the rowel went into his flank, carrying with it the assurance that the game was up.

From Project Gutenberg

I should certainly prefer a spur with a rowel as "Southern Cross" recommends, but would it not be apt to tear the habit?

From Project Gutenberg