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• spur rowel — noun heraldry : a mullet pierced * * * spur rowel noun The rowel of a spur • • • Main Entry: ↑spur …   Useful english dictionary

• spur-royal — spurˈ royˈal, spurˈ ryˈal or spurˈ rīˈal noun A former English fifteen shilling piece of gold, bearing a star like a spur rowel • • • Main Entry: ↑spur …   Useful english dictionary

• spur-ryal — spurˈ royˈal, spurˈ ryˈal or spurˈ rīˈal noun A former English fifteen shilling piece of gold, bearing a star like a spur rowel • • • Main Entry: ↑spur …   Useful english dictionary

• spur-rial — spurˈ royˈal, spurˈ ryˈal or spurˈ rīˈal noun A former English fifteen shilling piece of gold, bearing a star like a spur rowel • • • Main Entry: ↑spur …   Useful english dictionary

• rowel — [rou′əl] n. [ME rowelle < OFr roele: see ROULETTE] a small, revolving wheel with sharp projecting points, forming the end of a spur vt. roweled or rowelled, roweling or rowelling to spur or prick (a horse, etc.) with or as with a rowel …   English World dictionary

• Spur — Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spur fowl — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spur gear — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spur gearing — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spur pepper — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English