felloe
the circular rim, or a part of the rim of a wheel, into which the outer ends of the spokes are inserted.
Origin of felloe
1- Also felly.
Words Nearby felloe
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How to use felloe in a sentence
The ball passed through a spoke of the wagon-wheel, struck the felloe, and glanced.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerThen flow rear of hub, and lastly, the back surface of felloe.
Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting | Mayton Clarence HillickNever, over nave or felloe, did thy axe strike such a stroke.
On the earth, or felloe side of the triangle, there was no fire; but the other sides were burning fiercely.
Captured by the Navajos | Charles A. CurtisOne James Littell, a Scotsman, is verey forward in the muteny as a turbulent felloe.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II | Richard Cocks
British Dictionary definitions for felloe
felly (ˈfɛlɪ)
/ (ˈfɛləʊ) /
a segment or the whole rim of a wooden wheel to which the spokes are attached and onto which a metal tyre is usually shrunk
Origin of felloe
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