| 单词 | rowel |
| 例句 | Johnny took off his spurs and showed the silversmith a broken rowel. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath this magnificent hat lay a pair of silver spurs with huge gold-plated, star-shaped rowels. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The draft language includes an outright ban on “electric prods or shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tie-downs, sharpened or fixed spurs or rowels, and lariats or lassos.” Rodeo industry bucks Los Angeles City Council bid to bust up sport 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z But he sprang to the right, when the rowel went into his flank, carrying with it the assurance that the game was up. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z If the rowel is moderately sharp only, no cruelty can arise, less I maintain than in the use of a whip. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z It was generally borne pierced with a round hole, and then represents, as its name implies, the rowel of a spur. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Their riders, however, quickly recovered them, and sending the rowels home, plunged with a yell of frenzy full on the British line. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z He sat within the door upon a case of Burgundy, his legs dangling, his accoutrements jingling, and the rowels of his spurs echoing the tick-tacking of the Mauser rifles. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z And the young man sprang on the bed, and thrust the rowel of a spur through the laths. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The rowel pin is a screw pin; thus the rowel can be changed at pleasure, and a sharp or a blunt one fitted as is required by the horse one rides. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Never before had the sorrel been called upon so sharply; never before had he felt such a prodding of rowels or lashing of rawhide. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z M. de Vlaye cried in stentorian tones, and, with his rowels in his horse's flanks, he was away racing to the spot before his followers had taken the alarm. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z And so, with ever increasing viciousness, the rowels were driven deeper and deeper. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Use a long whip, and wear a spur on the left heel, furnished with short and not very sharp rowels. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z Some ladies affect two spurs—one, the right, being fitted with a blank rowel; this is, of course, for appearance sake when dismounted. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Now ride, now ride, Guarinos—nor lance nor rowel spare— Slay, slay, and gallop for thy life—the land of France lies there! Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z But not the less do thou aspire Light's earlier messages to preach; Keep back no syllable of fire,— Plunge deep the rowels of thy speech. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z B. Jonson, "Every man out of His Humor"; "One of the rowels catched hold of the ruffle of my boot." The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z A. The rowel should not be farther than two inches from the horse's flanks. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z I strongly object to rowels, as I hold to the belief that almost anybody—except a really first-class équestrienne—would be likely to hurt or worry the horse in an unnecessary manner. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z And the soldier plunged his rowels into the horse, which was covered with foam, and galloped away. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z On our left was an impassable hedge of small trees, crowning a heavy drop into the field outside the wood; our faces were rowelled by the branches of young spruce firs. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z "Rowell's search, meaning that his blind rush, that is headlong rush, is caused or indicated by the speed of his horse into which he has thrust his rowels." The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z His heels were decorated with a pair of huge Mexican spurs, with little pendants of steel attached to the rowels in such a way as to cause a jingling with every movement. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z I should certainly prefer a spur with a rowel as "Southern Cross" recommends, but would it not be apt to tear the habit? Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z After this the poor creatures are ever on the alert to obey their rider's will, prompted by a pressure of the powerful bit, and a merciless thrust of the long, sharp rowels. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Let 'im spin and flop like a crazy top Or flit like a wind-whipped smoke, But he'll know the feel of my rowelled heel Till he's happy to own he's broke. Sun and Saddle Leather Including Grass Grown Trails and New Poems 2011-07-19T02:00:23.943Z "Oh, get along, you dromedary!" she muttered and rowelled her horse sharply. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z A rowel is to be made in the dewlap by taking a skein of hemp, tow, or twisted packthread, a foot long, and as thick as a man's thumb. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z She rode à la cavalière, in a Mexican saddle, and wearing big rowel Mexican spurs, and appears from her account to have preferred this style of riding to the modern style and side-saddle. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z They cleared the intervening space that lay between them and the fat boy's pony in a series of convulsive leaps that the bronchos took under the urgent pressure of the rowels of their riders' spurs. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Again the rowels were buried in the flanks of the noble animal; fire flashed beneath his armed heels, and, at the next minute, Don Luis de Bobadilla had disappeared. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Small silver chains and hand-tooled straps were attached and as she held them up the delicate rowels jingled like tiny bells. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Oh—nothin'," mumbled Brig, playing with the rowel on his spur as he watched the cattle graze; "only it seemed like, the way she spoke to you the other day, you'd mebbe met before. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The rowels are one and a half to two inches in circumference. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Tad pressed in the rowels of his spurs a little harder, uttering a chorus of shrill yells. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Did the sexton at Ripon Minster still deliver his anatomical lecture in the grim bone-house, and did the morality of that sedate town still accord with the venerable adage, “as true steel as Ripon rowels?” A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z “As true steel as Ripon rowels,” is a proverb still applied to men of mettle, trusty and faithful. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Down went tankards and flagons, dashed to the ground, spilling the wine they had not time to drink; and off all set, swords drawn, and spurs buried rowel deep. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Then, pricking his horse with a spur having rowels full five inches in diameter, he canters off towards the caravan. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z With a shrill yell, he dug in the rowels of his spurs. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The spurs of these combatants are provided with most cruel rowels to goad the timorous horses. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Pecuniary difficulties, like the rowels of a Spanish spur applied to the flanks of a donkey, impel a man onward in his career. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z It is quite unnecessary, however, and even prejudicial, to have the rowels long and sharp. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z Driving in the heavy Mexican spurs, with their rowels two or three inches across, the rider starts wildly out, and mile after mile the open country is crossed at a hard-gallop. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z His anger rowelled him on, and when he reached the opposite shore of the lake he was obliged to wait for the younger man to come floundering and panting up to him. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z They had no rowels, but were made with a simple point like a goad, and were fastened with leathers. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z He stretched his long legs out in front of him and teetered his heels on the rowels of his spurs. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z On the decline of this industry the city acquired such a fame for the manufacture of spurs that it became quite a current phrase to say "as true steel as Ripon rowels." Cathedral Cities of England Under the plates the mail hose show themselves and the heels have rowelled spurs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" "There is my king's evidence left behind me," muttered he, as he stuck the rowels deeper in the sides of his horse. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 They were long in the neck, and the spikes of the rowels of formidable dimensions. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z Her boots, with the big rowels still attached, had been cleaned. The Trail of Conflict He collected all his energies, struggled violently, and striking the rowels deep, and animating Fogoso with his voice, hoped, by one bound, to spring clear of his capturers. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Paco immediately recognised him, and with a shout of exultation again drove the rowels into his horse's belly. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 A rowelling pressure of haste drove him, while snares of trailing creepers, pitfalls blotted into darkness and the thickness of jungle-like undergrowth handicapped him with many stubborn difficulties. The Tempering They had saddles covered with scarlet cloths, enormous spurs with rowels six inches long, and murderous spears discoloured with old stains of blood. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. It shore beats all how I plumb forget its habit of wrapping itself around them rowels, what are too big, anyhow. The Orphan The spurs will be of good steel, of the cowboy pattern, with blunt rowels. Camp and Trail "By the Virgin!" she said again, "my jennet will lose her own sandals in going for mine, if Gregory thus strikes the rowels into her sides." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative "I've thought about it—a good deal—too," was her simple response, and Boone forced himself on, rowelling his lagging speech with a determined will power. The Tempering The order was obeyed, and the fearless trooper rode at the wall at the top of his horse’s speed, plunged the rowels in his charger, and flew over the obstacle in safety. The Spy Condensed for use in schools Spurs, full six inches long, and with rowels of the same diameter, were affixed to his heels. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 I growled, letting him have both rowels till I thought I could hear the bones squeak. A Frontier Mystery This to his horse, accompanied by a sharp rowelling with each heel. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion The reason of this charge being called the spur fire is, because the sparks it yields have a great resemblance to the rowel of a spur, from whence it takes its name. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments Scarcely had the rowel reached his side, when down he fell, sending me head foremost over his neck into the water. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The rowelling bistoury, employed for the horses, answers better than the saw; but even it occasions so much pain as to cause serious annoyance and obstruction. The Dog The plain spur had rowels attached to it; the sword shortened, so did the shield; a dagger was added to the sword-belt upon the right-hand side. Poitiers He had found that men might growl at being treated "like dogs" but to rowel the human soul it was far better to act as though they did not exist at all. Command I measured one which was six inches in the diameter of the rowel, and the rowel itself contained upward of thirty points. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The bridle was a barbarous silver thing with a bit cruel enough to control tigers; and the rowels of the spurs were two or three inches long. Through Our Unknown Southwest Evidently he held to the rowels in fond memory of his days of 17 slender youth and coltish gambolings. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance They grew desperate, dug the rowels into their horses, cursed their prisoners, threatened them, shot at them to make them keep up, and wounded one poor fellow to the death. Bugle Blasts Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States The earth trembled, and his horse stood still, regardless of the rowels, as if it had seen the angel of the Lord standing in his way. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters Weigh carefully, investigate thoroughly, consult the authorities, be sure of your ground and prepared to defend it against all comers, and then— “Plunge deep the rowels of thy speech, Hold back no syllable of fire.” The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition Chadron’s dark face reddened under his steady eyes, and again the big rowels of his spurs slashed his horse’s sides, making it bound and trample in threatening charge. The Rustler of Wind River Jim Thorpe dashed the vicious rowels of his Mexican spurs into the flanks of his horse. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Stars twinkle in the skies like golden rowels. L'Aiglon Gomez Arias, as he sped away, heard the piteous appeal dying faintly on the wind, and he plunged the rowels into his courser's sides, to escape the harrowing sensation which such accents produced. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The enormous spurs worn by the riders, with rowels an inch long, are more for show than for use. Aztec Land They’d hold a bad horse for a fellow long enough to let you get the rowels of those big Mex spurs fastened in the hair cinch. When the West Was Young He glanced once more at his companion, whose face was sullen and unresponsive; there was a well-defined bristle to his short mustache and he rowelled his horse cruelly when he shied at the blatting horde. Hidden Water He lays on the lash here and digs in the rowels there, goading on his steed in any direction that chances to suit his purpose. The Curse of Education The spirit of a racing ancestry, and the cruel rowels, drove Nat close on the flanks of the runaway. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield The spurs upon his heels are of silver, weighing at least half a pound each, while the rowels are an inch long. Aztec Land The men from Black Rim are eyed askance when they burr their spur rowels down the plank sidewalks of whatever little town they may choose to visit. Rim o' the World Tresler’s knee struck it with such painful force that his foot was wrenched from the stirrup and dragged back so that the rowel of his spur was plunged, with terrific force, into the creature’s flank. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana The man used quirt, rowel, and profanity like a fiend. A Breath of Prairie and other stories He touched Pronto's flanks with the dulled rowels he wore, and the pinto broke into a lope. Rimrock Trail Now ride, now ride, Guarinos—nor lance nor rowel spare— Slay, slay, and gallop for thy life.—The land of France lies there! Mediaeval Tales These spurs, with their huge five-pointed rowels, and little bells, gave out a silvery clinking that kept time to the march of the horse—sounds most agreeable to the ear of the Mexican cavallero. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora A hundred yards from the wire, whips still flying, rowels plowing furrows in satin coats, Aramis staggered, half stumbled, then fell back an open length. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The rowels of his spur dug anew at the flank of his pony as he turned a voice like a fog-horn back over his shoulder. A Breath of Prairie and other stories The steel scabbards clank; As each rowel is pressed To a horse’s hot flank; And swift is their rush And the wild torrents flow, When it pours from the crag On the valley below. How the Flag Became Old Glory The rowel is one and a half or two inches in diameter, and the points are about twenty-five or thirty inches long. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Cumberland glared from one to another of them, ran the gamut of all tints from pink to deepest purple, gulped out an apoplectic Dutch oath, and dug the rowels deep into his bay. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Black as a raven; but the white foam lay in thick flakes on his neck and breast, for his rider at every few paces stuck the sharp rowels of his Spanish spurs into his sides. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians The musical ring of his rowelled spurs ceased as he grasped her hands. A Tar-Heel Baron It is less a Great Adventure, perhaps, but, on the other hand, the double-pointed tooth of Anxiety does not rowel quite so often at the core of your heart.... The Prairie Mother And—here the observer’s eyes gleamed with derision—as the buckboard passed, he had caught a glimpse of a nickeled spur, with long rowels, on one of the ridiculous boots. The Range Boss "Where are you coming with that cayuse?" demanded young McCrae, and suddenly raked a rowelled heel behind the animal's shoulder. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters They evidently thought that he was the advance guard of a regiment, for they stuck their rowels into the horses and rode for life. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys The rowel of his spur rattled as he jerked his foot up and down at the ankle. A Tar-Heel Baron The tinkling rowels of his spurs resounded against the ribs of his horse. The Tiger Hunter He has again mounted his horse, and the broken-hearted man, hardly less cruel than the expectant bridegroom, dashes the rowel in his side and disappears like a whirlwind. A Confederate Girl's Diary Cursing the ancestry of such heartless jokers, Elias rowelled his horse's flanks with the sharp corners of his stirrups, and went off at a furious gallop. The Valley of the Kings The rowel was struck deep and the consequences were not considered. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 With this, the Spanish synonym for “Come along!” the gaucho gives his horse a dig in the ribs, with spur rowels of six inches diameter, and starts off at a swinging pace, the others after. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It is reddish, rounded at the toe, and carries a spur at least a pound in weight, with a rowel three inches in diameter! The Scalp Hunters All of these men have horses with them; and on their feet may be seen spurs full five pounds in weight, with rowels three, four, and even five inches in diameter! The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico He had forgotten his new spurs, the rowels of which, six inches in diameter, irritated the mustang, and were no doubt the cause of such violent kicking. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse It is not started by slight scratches, but strike the rowel deep, and there is a purpose in it that nothing can conquer or restrain. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Spurs, with grand rowels, several inches in diameter, attached to the heels of these horse-hide boots, give them some resemblance to the greaves and ankle armour of mediaeval times. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco I could hear the tinkling of the small bells upon the rowels of his spurs, as he slowly warped himself through the gay crowd, and disappeared into the night. The Scalp Hunters Setons, or rowels, in the dewlap are also very beneficial. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure The sharp rowels of Kilmeny's spurs had sunk into the flesh and saved their owner. The Highgrader Deeper into his pony's flank sank the rowels, and up the hill on Doc he charged, pistol in hand. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Only the most merciless of rowelling could goad the jaded beast out of a jog except for short spurts. Bloom of Cactus A boot, with its jingling rowels, struck upon the tiled floor. The Scalp Hunters Put setons, or rowels in the dewlap, so as to have a dependent opening. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure These gestures executed he touched Little Sorrel with the rowel and, his suite behind him, started off down the street toward the bridge over the Shenandoah. The Long Roll Of course Jack was too game to let on he knew he'd been done, but not too busy to sharpen a rowel for Lory. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Let 'im spin and flop like a crazy top, Or flit like a wind-whipped smoke, But he'll know the feel of my rowelled heel Till he's happy to own he's broke. Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp Little bells, campanulas, hang from the teeth of the rowels, and tinkle at the slightest motion of the foot! The Scalp Hunters His breeches were of dark cloth, open at the knee, and he had on embroidered gaiters, and huge spurs, with rowels the size of a crown-piece. On the Banks of the Amazon He put the short rowels to the flanks of the sturdy lowland pony he bestrode, and conceded not so little as a look behind. Doom Castle Just as he was about to let up on this Mose sank the rowels into him with a wild yell, and hotly lashed him from side to side with the end of his rope. The Eagle's Heart He wears boots of red leather, and huge spurs with bell rowels; and he is never seen without the “seraph”. The Rifle Rangers The jockey vaulted in the seat: With vigorous hand the bridle plied, And stuck the rowels in his side. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress His booted foot moved, but now rowel points flashed in the sun. Rebel Spurs The gray wool shirt was wrinkled and stained by weather and wear, the roomy corduroy trousers were worn from saddle chafing, the big spurs were rusted of rowel and shank. Trail's End His initials, "P.H.," were engraved on his giant steel breast, and his steel heels flourished a pair of fearful spurs, with rowels like daggers. The Hand in the Dark The words were scarcely out of my mouth when the Mexicans drove the rowels into their mustangs, and galloped off as if for their lives in the direction of the corral. The Rifle Rangers The name of Richard Clyde was to his impatient, jealous spirit, as is the rowel to the fiery steed. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Her discipline was armed with rowels and sharp points. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The rowels were huge but blunt-pointed, and had little metal bells attached. Ranching, Sport and Travel Tad shook out the rein, at the same time giving a gentle pressure to the rowels of his spurs. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains I rowelled your horse and he thundered on, While in my arms you cuddled, and sighed; And I kissed your hair and lips—and lied When you asked if the coming light was the dawn? With the Colors Songs of the American Service There was a lively interlude until an orderly seized the bridle, and the general was able to disengage the rowels from the animal's ribs. The Stowaway Girl As A'tim leaped from the tent the horseman shouted and drove big rowel spurs hard up the flank of his galloping Cayuse. The Outcasts Blood streamed from his calves where the sharp rowels of the range-rider's spurs had torn the flesh. Steve Yeager For an instant the fellow glared at him, then with a snarl he jerked his pony about and drove in the rowels of the spurs. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains Then, tensed for movement, but uncertain, waiting a brief instant before yielding to the thousand impulses that flashed over him, he felt the rowels of Calumet's spurs as they were driven viciously into his sides. The Boss of the Lazy Y "I must overtake him, if I kill my horse," thought the musketeer: and he began to saw the mouth of the poor animal, while he buried the rowels of his merciless spurs in his sides. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" He ignored her and set about extricating a spur rowel from the fabric of the bright blue cloak. Man to Man He turned away, flung himself on his horse, and dug the rowels into the sides of the animal savagely. Steve Yeager Pressing the rowels of his spurs against the flanks of the reaching pony and urging the little animal on with his voice, Tad swept obliquely along in front of the herd. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains The superintendent no longer merely scratched with the rowels; he drove them home. Winner Take All Phineas again instantly jumped into his saddle, and turning Dandolo again at the ditch, rammed the rowels into the horse's sides. Phineas Redux He was as well here as elsewhere until some substantial reason or some inner spur rowelled him into action. The Hidden Places Simultaneously the long rowels of a spur bit deep into the foaming flank, the swish of a quirt sounded keenly, a voice broke out in one word of command, "Whoa!" and repeated, "Whoa!" Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman The boy brought his quirt down sharply on the pony's flank, at the same time pressing the pointless rowels of his spurs against the sides of the frightened animal. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains My reins were instantly grasped, and my rowels were struck into the sides of my charger. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The peon staggered awkwardly down the slope, descending sideways in small steps, embarrassed by the enormous rowels of his spurs. Romance Encouragement and opposition were alike to both, after the rowels were set, and their beavers closed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics "Get up!" and rowel and quirt again did their work. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman As yet he had not seen fit to use the rowels. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains Every rowel was instantly employed, and the party pushed forward at a gallop. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales He dashes the rowels in his steed, dodges the portcullis, and gallops over the draw. The Soldier of the Valley At that moment Lord Darby dashed up, his horse blown, its sides bloody with rowelling and flecked with foam. Beatrix of Clare Very hard it had been to put life into the beast at starting; deep the rowels of the great spur had been dug. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman Unbuckling the spur from her heel, she used the rowel as a knife to jab a hole in the clay. The Sheriff's Son His spurs were bright and heavy, with formidable necks and rowels, whose slightest touch would make a horse wince, and put him on his good behaviour. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Had he seen the jealous hunger in her heart, it would have pointed the rowels of the spur that was already drawing its blood. Sally Bishop A Romance And he never rode past Kirkdale Church without sinning again as he plunged the rowels into his mare’s unoffending sides. Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents Between the shock of the blow and the surprise of the rowels, he gave up, made a feeble jump or two, stopped and stood trembling. The Wedge of Gold Without touching the stirrup this knight of the chaparreras flung himself into the saddle, the rowels of his spurs whirring as he vaulted. The Sheriff's Son When he has spurs they are simply spear-heads—sharp prongs without rowels. Morocco Now every bridle is grasped, every sword hilt in grip, and the rowelled heels are ready to dash into the horses' flanks at the first note of the trumpet blast. The Young Priest's Keepsake As he spoke, leading the way, he drove his rowels into the sides of his animal; and, followed by his troop, bounded fearlessly up the gorge. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia With much forethought, as well as personal exposure, he plunged the rowels of his spurs deep into his riding animal. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself From the French word molette, the rowel of a spur: it is generally drawn with five points, as in the annexed example: when more points are used they are named. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science He sat very high in saddle, upon a large-jointed bay, and wore a stained coat that covered his regimentals and reached almost to his rowels. Corporal Sam and Other Stories As I crossed the interminable length of floor that separated me from the door I could feel that contemptuous smile rowelling my shrinking vertebr�. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-04 With unscrupulous and fearless precipitation, he gave his horse the necessary direction, and with a smart application of the rowel, plunged down the narrow path toward the spot from whence the alarm had arisen. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia Carroll lowered the paper slowly to his knee and stared curiously through the smoky light to where Holcombe sat intent on the rowel of his spur. The Exiles and Other Stories And when my wheeling rowels rang, Or on the floor my sabre smote, The sound went through her like a pang. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Its ruthless rider proved irresistible—and, clinging like fate itself, plied the scourge and rowel like a fiend. The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 And the young man sprang on the bed, and thrust the rowel of a spur through the laths. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France Ah well-a-day! the ancients did not use Their steeds so cruelly!—let it debar men From wanton rowelling and whip's abuse— Look at the ancients' Muse! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood He dug the rowel into his horse's side and began his day at no laggard pace. Judith of the Plains For it was the rowel of a spur, a tiny, sharp, shining rowel that had come loose from a spur he remembered very well. Six Feet Four Boots of Russet leather were half-way up the leg, the broad tops of which were turned down, and the heels garnished with spurs of an immense size and length of rowel. The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 They wore big brass spurs with tremendous rowels, and the cantles of their saddles were high and brass-bound. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Fistula.—When it makes its appearance, rowel both sides of the shoulder; if it should break, take one ounce of verdigris, 1 ounce oil rosin, 1 ounce copperas, pulverize and mix together. The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses The others, limping and foot-sore, no longer responded to quirt and rowel. Judith of the Plains In the end he put out the light, slipped the spur rowel into his vest pocket, and went out to his horse. Six Feet Four "Son, you ce'tainly gave him one surprise party when yore rowels dug in." Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West He tied Glory to the long hitching pole where a mild-eyed gray stood dozing on three legs, and went striding, rowels a-clank, into the saloon. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories In extreme cases, I also rowel in the breast and hind legs, to extract the corruption and remove the swelling. The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses Simpson, tallow-colored with fear, clung like a cat to his horse, and dug the rowels in the beast's flanks till they were bloody and dripping. Judith of the Plains Why should she show this eager excitement, because of a lost spur rowel? Six Feet Four But Tom horse, facing homeward, needed none of the rowelling that he had demanded on the way up. Judith of the Godless Valley Queed knew of but one club which could drive him to agree to it, one goad which could rowel him to the height. Queed He plunged the rowels of his spurs into the animal, when the noble horse made one or two frantic leaps, knocked down the Indian and trampled over him. Christopher Carson Whence gather’d?—The locust’s grand chirrup May furnish a stave; The ring of a rowel and stirrup, The wash of a wave. Reviews "It isn't so much I want to see her again," he told himself, "as I want to give back her spur rowel!" Six Feet Four Pard was grunting now, but Douglas rowelled him and pushed on until he saw the antelope kneeling in the lee of an outcropping of rock. Judith of the Godless Valley A book rowelled the small of Klinker's back as he reclined upon the pillow, and plucking it from beneath him, he glanced at the back of it. Queed Occasionally the rider touched its flank with the sharp rowel of a spur. A Man Four-Square Their rowels ripped their horses' sides, Their hearts were red with a deeper goad, But ever alone before them all Gillespie rode, Gillespie rode. Collected Poems 1897 - 1907, by Henry Newbolt And ere Necessity plunged spur and rowel into him, he knew not his own paces. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Bud gave his pony the rowels, and in a moment was out of sight in a cloud of dust. Ted Strong's Motor Car He decided that a little more hammering right next the rowel was necessary, and bent over the anvil solicitously. The Happy Family Thrice his horse, 'neath quirt and rowel Bravely struggling, almost fell, As he fled in desperation O'er the trail that led through hell. Nancy MacIntyre But not the less do thou aspire Light's earlier messages to preach; Keep back no syllable of fire, Plunge deep the rowels of thy speech. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Louder and louder the cannon roar, faster and faster his faithful steed leaps over the stoney pike, his rider plunging the steel rowels into the foaming sides. History of Kershaw's Brigade From 5 to 6 inches long, with rowels from 2-1/2 to 3 inches in diameter. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern With a yell of triumph the boy touched the pony with the rowels of his spurs. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch Giving my horse the rowel, I rode in the direction of the report; but before I reached the hill the manada tore around it, almost running into me. A Texas Matchmaker Everything being in readiness, the word was given, and as those on the south bank eased away, those on horseback on the other side gave the rowel to their horses, and our commissary floated across. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days The boys gave rowel to their mounts, shook out their ropes, raised the long yell, and started the loose horses in a mad dash for home. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings One reads of spurs, of gold and silver, with rowels in the shape of five-pointed stars six inches in diameter. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern A reasonably sharp rowel, pressed into the pinto's side, brought him a good two feet clear of the ground. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch But the warning shot had reached every rider on the circle, and as I plied rowel and quirt to turn the band, Tio Tiburcio cut in before me and headed them backward. A Texas Matchmaker If a rider carried a quirt, he usually dispensed with spurs, though, when used, those with large, dull rowels were the make commonly chosen. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days The Happy Family had wide, flapping chaps that made them drag their feet they were so heavy and so long, and great Mexican spurs whose rowels dug tiny trenches in the ground when they walked. The Phantom Herd They are of blue steel inlaid with strips of silver, and the rowel is a sort of cogged wheel, from an inch and a half to three inches in diameter. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern He waited only a few seconds before he rolled the rowel once more along the scored flanks of his mustang and then plunged down the slope at a reckless gallop. The Night Horseman Luckily the owner of the horse was Red Earnest, a friend of mine, and feeling that they would not have long to wait for explanations, I shook out the reins and gave him the rowel. A Texas Matchmaker Then ensued a lively scene, for the horses snorted and in spite of rowels refused to face the bear. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days He had never seen a bear, and when I gave him the rowel, he went after that bear like a cat after a mouse. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories Attached to his slippers were enormous silver spurs inlaid with gold, the rowels so long that they scratched more trains than one that day. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California They were dressed in buckskin and moccasins, with long spurs jingling at their heels, the rowels fully four inches long, and each one carried a gun, a pistol and a big knife. Death Valley in '49 I saw the mishap, and, giving my horse the rowel, rode at the bull and threw my rope. A Texas Matchmaker As the band broke away from our swinging ropes, a number of them ran afoul of my rope; but I gave the rowel to my grulla, and we shook them off. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days Several wolves made their escape, and squads of horsemen were burying cruel rowels in heaving flanks in an endeavor to overtake and either rope or shoot the fleeing animals. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories First a reckless pour of riders urging wearied horses, their sides white-flecked above with blown foam, and dark beneath with rowelled blood. Red Axe At the press of silver rowels against his sides, Surry lunged forward. The Gringos My horse was fidgeting about, impatient to be off, but I gave him the rowel and rode up to the gate, determined, if possible, to pour oil on the troubled waters. A Texas Matchmaker A sharp rowel had picked through the skin, and, though it was probably only a slight wound indeed, it had brought a smear of red to the surface. Ronicky Doone "Come on!" and the rowels of his great spurs dug deep at his horse's flanks, dug until the blood spurted. Where the Trail Divides With a yell of "Hellsfire!" like a bursting shell, he would rowel his saddle-mule and lead the Train through flood or flame. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel For José was all black and silver, from the tasseled, silver cord upon his embroidered sombrero to the great silver rowels of his spurs. The Gringos His boots were russet cordovan, mid-thigh tall, and the rowels of his clinking spurs were silver stars. Master Skylark The spurs were plated heavily with gold, and they swept up and out in a long, exquisite curve, the hub of the rowel set with diamonds. Ronicky Doone In an abandon he leaned far forward over his saddle, the rowel of his spur dug viciously into his horse's flank. Where the Trail Divides Dash the red rowel in the steed, Spur, laggards, while ye may! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 376, June 20, 1829 When the heats are closely contested, the blood of the tortured animal drips from the lash and flies at every leap from the stroke of the rowel. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 My eyes had hardly rested on the bearded faces under the brass helmets before my rowels had touched Violette, and she was off with a rattle like a pas-de-charge. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard I measured one which was six inches in the diameter of the rowel, and the rowel itself contained upwards of thirty points. The Voyage of the Beagle Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S Dig your spurs in my body up to the rowel, draw your sword, and keep yourself ready, for we shall have to leap over both bridge and dragon. The Violet Fairy Book The rowel was in his flank again, and the scourge at his back. Blix I saluted, and the statesman took me in from the top of my panache to the rowel of my spur, with a glance that played over me like a rapier point. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard So I rowel 'em afresh towards the Devil and the Flesh, Till I bring my broken rankers home again. Verses 1889-1896 Around you smoky clouds like ogres tower; The earth is rowelled deep with spurs of flame, And on your helmet stones and ashes shower. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man The silence seems a solid thing, shot through with wolfish woe; And rowelled by the eager stars the skies vault vastly back, And man seems but a little mite on that weird-lit plateau. Rhymes of a Rolling Stone The rowels, as round the turn they sweep, Just graze Tim Whiffler's flanks; Like the hunted deer that flies through the sheep, He strides through the beaten ranks. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon The youth, who thought his cunning did succeed, Reins round his horse, and urges all his speed; Adds the remembrance of the spur, and hides The goring rowels in his bleeding sides. The Aeneid English Once more the rowel was in his flanks, once more an unseen hand reined him toward the east. McTeague For, what great, black horse is this which, despite Carnaby's flailing whip and cruel, rowelling spur, is slowly, surely creeping up with the laboring gray? The Amateur Gentleman The order was obeyed, and the fearless trooper rode at the wall at the top of his horse's speed, plunged the rowels in his charger, and flew over the obstacle in safety. The Spy Hugo: When the Norman rowels are goading, When glitters the Norman glaive, Thou shalt call upon Thor and Odin: They shall not hear thee nor save. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon Down in the blacksmith shop Chip was putting new rowels into his spurs and whistling softly to himself while he worked. Chip, of the Flying U Here, in these desolate barren hills, twenty miles from the nearest human being, it stirred and woke and rowelled him to be moving on. McTeague So saying, I dashed the rowels into my horse's flanks, and in an instant was beyond the reach of the poor fellow's remonstances. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 He turned sharply away from her and stood kicking savagely backward at a clod with his rowel. Lonesome Land Whence gather'd?—The locust's glad chirrup May furnish a stave; The ring of a rowel and stirrup, The wash of a wave. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon For every jump that Whizzer made the rawhide quirt landed across his flaring nostrils, and the locked rowels of Chip's spurs raked the sorrel sides from cinch to flank, leaving crimson streams behind them. Chip, of the Flying U And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the archway sprung; The ponderous gate behind him rung; To pass there was such scanty room, The bars descending, razed his plume. The Canadian Elocutionist A ploughed field finished the old white horse; the yeoman struck his spurs to the rowels, but the only effect of the experiment was, that the horse stood stock-still. Coningsby He dug the rowels into his horse and was off. The Yeoman Adventurer For, as wakening drums, Your voice shall set his blood stirring; His heart shall grow strong like the main When the rowelled winds are spurring, And the broad tides landward strain. Dreams and Days: Poems And Weary listened silently, digging little trenches in the hard soil with the rowels of his spurs, and, knowing Chip as he did, understanding the matter much better than did the Little Doctor. Chip, of the Flying U And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the archway sprung; The ponderous gate behind him rung: To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. The Canadian Elocutionist An unworthy knight is the defect of nature in the title of honour, when to maintain valour his spurs have no rowels nor his sword a point. Character Writings of the 17th Century Racey tickled his mount with the rowels of one spur and stirred him into a trot. The Heart of the Range Only when the outlaw fell had he thrown forward his right leg and hooked the sharp rowels into the strong fiber of the forward cinch. The Ramblin' Kid The old man struck the rowels into his horse,—the boys would be murdered in their sleep! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the archway sprung; The ponderous gate behind him rung: To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. The Canadian Elocutionist Wild with his wrong, he struck the rowel deep into the flank of his wading horse, and in scorn of the depth drove him up the river. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale A cry of horror and vengeance escapes his lips, as driving his spurs to the rowels into his steed he bounds like an arrow to the rescue. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" He had frequently reiterated “Half Way House, you wear spur;” and, on our remounting, he buckled on my foot a heavy rusty Mexican spur, with jingling ornaments and rowels an inch and a half long. The Hawaiian Archipelago He had been leaning against the front wall of the National, thoughtfully removing some more of its paint by scraping it with the big rowelled Mexican spurs which he affected. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings "I'd ride to hell for you" he muttered joyously, and sank the rowels home in Friar Tuck. The Long Chance While speaking he vaulted into his saddle, and receiving the cordial blessings of Montgomery, touched his good steed with his pointed rowels, and was out of sight in an instant. The Scottish Chiefs "Whoop-e-e-e!" yelled the riders, digging in the rowels of their spurs. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain The rowels were dug into the sides of the pony with a firmer pressure than before, and Tad began rapidly to haul in the lariat with one hand. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail Splendid riders prance along, artfully forcing their wild steeds into bounds and curvets with the rowels of their huge silver-mounted spurs. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Decidedly, Hummil ought to go on leave as soon as possible; and, sane or otherwise, he undoubtedly did rowel himself most cruelly. Life's Handicap Cure before it breaks, run a rowel or seaton from the lower part of the top through the centre of the enlargement, then make the following lotion. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets The fellar as walked over this patch wore boots and spurs, long rowels on 'em, too. Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery While it had not punctured the skin, the spur had raked the coat, showing that the rowel had been applied with considerable force. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail The best were, I know, buried with Sir Reginald, and methought there was something amiss with one rowel of the other. The Lances of Lynwood Gathering up the reins, he dashed the rowels in his steed and, alone, charged upon the enemy. The Honor of the Name Bleed copiously, put a rowel or seaton of polk root between the jaw and breast, put tar thoroughly up the nostrils twice a day. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets "I'll do your bidding or die;" and, turning his horse, he drove the rowels into its sides, causing it to bound away like a deer. The Lady of Blossholme With a series of howls and yells, the fat boy drove the rowels of the spurs deep into his pony's aides. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail But, if one shadow of doubt remained, Severne now removed it; he uttered a scream of agony, and fled as if the demons of remorse and despair were spurring him with red-hot rowels. A Woman-Hater An' he must have got the limit; for, son, the very rowels of his spurs is melted. Wolfville Days This is one of the best medicines that can be made for scratches, hoof-evil, and cuts, and is good to apply on fistula after the rowels have been taken out. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets The rowels were now catching in the long hair of his chaps. Merton of the Movies Uttering a shrill cry to inform his companions that be was alive to his peril, and at the same time to encourage the broncho, Tad dug in the rowels of his spurs. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail It was really quite extraordinary how much was accomplished under the nagging spur of weather conditions and the cruel rowelling of Thorpe. The Blazed Trail The spur in the old days had a very large rowel with blunt teeth an inch long. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West The trumpet-major had remained all the time in a melancholy attitude within the rowel of his Majesty’s right spur. The Trumpet-Major They were enormous, and their rowels extended a good twelve inches from Merton's heels after he had donned them. Merton of the Movies Ned rode slowly alongside his companion, as he passed, bringing the rowel of his spur sharply against the withers of Chunky's mount. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail "I must overtake him, if I kill my horse," thought the musketeer; and he began to saw the mouth of the poor animal, whilst he buried the rowels of his merciless spurs into his sides. The Man in the Iron Mask Huge spurs, having two-inch rowels, were held in place by buckskin straps, on which, also, were silver buckles. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up A few horse-hairs twisted and caught in the sharp points of the rowel. Susy, a story of the Plains All at once he drove the rowels of his spurs against the sides of his mount. The Circus Boys Across the Continent : or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark But, once in a way, there will come a day When the colt must be taught to feel The lash that falls, and the curb that galls, And the sting of the rowelled steel. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition The Knights, then, were not all turned to dust; nor were their rowels rust. Waifs and Strays Part 1 He ground his teeth together in his rage, and dug the rowels of his spurs into the horse's side. The Slowcoach The last of the cattle were passing the count as Tolleston turned away from my brother's entreaty, and giving his horse the rowel, started off on a gallop. The Outlet But she only sank the lower, until her tender little hands touched the rowels of my spurs. Under the Red Robe Michael Strogoff's horse, stung by these venomous insects, sprang forward as if the rowels of a thousand spurs had pierced his flanks. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar Forward, good horse, forward—ambition and haughty hope of power, pleasure, and revenge strike their stings as deep through my bosom as I plunge the rowels in thy flanks. Kenilworth Like Banquo's murderer, there was blood on his face, as well as upon the rowels of his spurs and the sides of his over-ridden horse. The Black Dwarf Her spurs, that he had stupidly neglected to remove, consisted of silver frames and gold chains, and the rowels, large as silver dollars, were fancifully engraved. Riders of the Purple Sage And the travelers buried their rowels in their horses' flanks, who thus vigorously stimulated recovered their energies. The Three Musketeers A dollar laid upon the rowels would have left a fringe of prongs all around. The Flying U Ranch When I found under me a particularly sharp, but not too sharp, rock-projection, I ground my body upon the point of it, rowelled my flesh in a very ecstasy of mastery and of purification. The Jacket (Star-Rover) Madeline winced as the great silver rowels of the spurs went plowing into the flanks of their horses. Light of the Western Stars And so it rowels me awake until the appointed time. Martin Eden At the heel of one of his moccasins was buckled a huge iron spur, with a rowel five or six inches in diameter. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life "Get outa range, everybody!" yelled Weary, and set the example by tilting his rowels against Glory's smooth hide, and heading eastward. The Flying U Ranch |
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