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ferule

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fer·ule  (frl)
n.
An instrument, such as a cane, stick, or flat piece of wood, used in punishing children.
tr.v. fer·uled, fer·ul·ing, fer·ules
To punish with a ferule.
[Middle English ferul, fennel stalk, from Latin ferula, fennel stalk, rod.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ferule - a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
switch - a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment


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For such offenders, if any such there be, a rod of birch is hanging over the fireplace, and a heavy ferule lies on the master's desk.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Come, come, you old Smut, there, bear a hand, and let's have that ferule and buckle-screw; I'll be ready for them presently.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
His hands were covered with black cotton gloves neatly darned at the fingers; his umbrella, worn down at the ferule to the last quarter of an inch, was carefully preserved, nevertheless, in an oilskin case.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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