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

He has again mounted his horse, and the broken-hearted man, hardly less cruel than the expectant bridegroom, dashes the rowel in his side and disappears like a whirlwind.

From A Confederate Girl's Diary by Dawson, Sarah Morgan

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

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey

It is reddish, rounded at the toe, and carries a spur at least a pound in weight, with a rowel three inches in diameter!

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.