felloe
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felloe
- /ˈfɛloʊ/ US
- /ˈfɛləʊ/ UK
- /ˈfɛli/ dialectal
Sounds like fellow · Rhymes with -ɛləʊ, -ɛli
Where it comes from
From Middle English felwe, from Old English felg (“harrow, felloe”). Doublet of felly, which see for more information.
noun felloes
- The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
- Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim. 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.
Similar: felly
