felloe

American  

[fel-oh] / ˈfɛl oʊ /

noun

1. the circular rim, or a part of the rim of a wheel, into which the outer ends of the spokes are inserted.

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felloe British  

/ ˈfɛləʊ, ˈfɛlɪ /

noun

1. a segment or the whole rim of a wooden wheel to which the spokes are attached and onto which a metal tyre is usually shrunk

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Etymology

Origin of felloe

before 900; Middle English felwe, Old English felg ( e ); cognate with German Felge

Example Sentences

Slender iron rods just two and a half inches thick and eighty feet long linked the rim, or felloe, of each wheel to a “spider” affixed to the axle.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

She wore a large-disked sun-hat, with a brim like a wheel whose spokes were radiating folds of muslin lining the brim, a black margin beyond the muslin being the felloe.

From The Well-Beloved by Hardy, Thomas

Our detachable rims referred to will be of ⅛ iron 1¾ wide and drawn together at one point by two screws, one on either side of felloe.

From The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology by Berkebile, Donald H.

When we reached the scene, McCann had recovered the felloe, but every spoke in the hub was hopelessly ruined.

From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Adams, Andy

On the earth, or felloe side of the triangle, there was no fire; but the other sides were burning fiercely.

From Captured by the Navajos by Curtis, Charles A. (Charles Albert)