felk

Noun

 * 1)  Segment of wheel rim. Variant of felloe or felly
 * 2) * 1896 Mr. Michael Longridge, of Manchester: Breakdowns of Stationary Steam-Engines.  Proceedings. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Page 545
 * In ... breakages from high speed and irregular pitch, ten out of the eleven wheels had spur segments moulded from patterns, instead of by machinery ; and in three of the ten the teeth were cast upon the felks, and were twisted and drawn...