felloe

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From Middle English felwe, from Old English felg (“harrow, felloe”). Doublet of felly, which see for more information.

It had stout wheel-spokes and heavy felloes, a great curved bed, immense straps and springs, and a pole like a battering-ram. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy
A thin wagon-bow, or barrel-hoops, may then be wrapped around the outside of the felloe, and secured with small nails or tacks. — The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions, Randolph B. (Randolph Barnes) Marcy
He said that he was an old resident, and he had often noticed that the people of the Hub always Spoke to a Felloe till he was tired. — Remarks, Bill Nye

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