"1819, The deep and sharp rowels with which Ivanhoe's heels were now armed, began to make the worthy Prior repent of his courtesy -- Walter Scott, Ivanhoe"
°To use a rowel on something, especially to drain fluid.
"1819, The deep and sharp rowels with which Ivanhoe's heels were now armed, began to make the worthy Prior repent of his courtesy -- Walter Scott, Ivanhoe"
°To use a rowel on something, especially to drain fluid.