felly

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felly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Felly \Fel"ly\, adv.
     In a fell or cruel manner; fiercely; barbarously; savagely.
     --Spenser.
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  Felly \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.]
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           Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel.
                                                    --Shak.
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felly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  felly
      n 1: rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted
           [syn: felloe, felly]