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felloe

Syllables: fe·lloe/ˈfɛləʊ/US/ˈfɛloʊ/

felloe noun: the rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.

felloe: the rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes
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Noun

felloe (plural felloes)

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

felloe meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit

felloe in Tamil

சக்கரப் புறச்சுற்று வட்டம், வட்டை, சுற்று வட்டம்

felloe in Sanskrit

The outer rim of a wheel
नेमि nemi

Synonyms of felloe

Forms of felloe

pluralfelloes

Origin of felloe

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

Words that rhyme with felloe

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Questions about felloe

What does felloe mean?
Felloe means the rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
What is felloe in Tamil?
Felloe in Tamil is சக்கரப் புறச்சுற்று வட்டம், வட்டை, சுற்று வட்டம். See Felloe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is felloe?
Felloe is a noun.
How do you pronounce felloe?
Felloe is pronounced /ˈfɛloʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of felloe?
The plural of felloe is felloes.

Words near felloe in the dictionary

  1. fellmongers
  2. fellmongery
  3. Fellner
  4. Fellners
  5. fellness
  6. felloe
  7. felloes
  8. fellow
  9. fellow citizen
  10. fellow feeling
  11. fellow feelings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: felloe (page history and authors); felloe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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