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English
Etymology
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)
- The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
- 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, 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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