felloe

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

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felloe (plural felloes)

  1. The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
  2. Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim.
    • 1971, George Ewart Evans, quoting wheelwright Percy Wilson (born 1884), Tools of Their Trades: An Oral History of Men at Work c. 1900[1], Taplinger Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 32–33:
      Then came putting on the felloes and what we called riving [/ˈɹɪvɪŋ/] the wheel: this was hammering on the felloes. This was nothing to do with putting an iron tyre on the wheel: we sent it to the blacksmith for that but only after we'd put on the felloes to our satisfaction.

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