felloe

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛloʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛləʊ/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • (dialectal in UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɛli/
  • Homophone: fellow
  • Rhymes: -ɛləʊ, -ɛli
  • Hyphenation: fe‧lloe

Noun

felloe (plural felloes)

  2. The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
  4. 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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