felloe

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛloʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛləʊ/
• Homophone: fellow
• Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

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.
   • 1971, Evans, George Ewart, 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:

     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.

• felly

• (part of a wheel): hub (nave), spoke, strake, tyre