rewel bone

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rewel bone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rewel bone \Rew"el bone`\ [Perh. from F. rouelle, dim. of roue a
     wheel, L. rota.]
     An obsolete phrase of disputed meaning, -- perhaps, smooth or
     polished bone.
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           His saddle was of rewel boon.            --Chaucer.
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