Meaning of FELLY
Pronunciation: | | 'felee
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| Definition: | | [n] rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted |
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| Synonyms: | | felloe |
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| See Also: | | rim, wheel | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fel"ly\, adv.
In a fell or cruel manner; fiercely; barbarously; savagely.
--Spenser.
\Fel"ly\, n.; pl. {Fellies}. [OE. feli, felwe, felow, AS.
felg, felge; akin to D. velg, G. felge, OHG. felga felly
(also, a harrow, but prob. a different word), Dan. felge.]
The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel,
supported by the spokes. [Written also {felloe}.]
Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel.
--Shak.
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