felloe

American  

[fel-oh] / ˈfɛl oʊ /

noun

1. the circular rim, or a part of the rim of a wheel, into which the outer ends of the spokes are inserted.

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felloe British  

/ ˈfɛləʊ, ˈfɛlɪ /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of felloe

before 900; Middle English felwe, Old English felg ( e ); cognate with German Felge

Example Sentences

Slender iron rods just two and a half inches thick and eighty feet long linked the rim, or felloe, of each wheel to a “spider” affixed to the axle.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

She wore a large-disked sun-hat, with a brim like a wheel whose spokes were radiating folds of muslin lining the brim, a black margin beyond the muslin being the felloe.

From The Well-Beloved by Hardy, Thomas

On the earth, or felloe side of the triangle, there was no fire; but the other sides were burning fiercely.

From Captured by the Navajos by Curtis, Charles A. (Charles Albert)

When it was a little more than half closed the hole in the roof had become triangular, resembling the space between two spokes and a felloe of a wheel.

From Captured by the Navajos by Curtis, Charles A. (Charles Albert)

Then we lashed the tire and felloe to the front end of the wagon, and with the loss of but a couple of hours our commissary was again on the move.

From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Adams, Andy