Meaning & use
Ferule
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A flat stick or ruler formerly used to punish children, or a metal ring or cap fitted to strengthen the end of a stick or tool.
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The old schoolmaster kept a wooden ferule on his desk as a symbol of discipline.
The umbrella's tip was reinforced with a brass ferule.
A note on using this word
"Ferule" is often confused with "ferrule," the metal-ring sense; the two spellings are sometimes used interchangeably in modern English.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A metal ring or cap that strengthens the end of a stick, tool handle, or pencil.
The fishing rod's ferule had come loose from its handle.
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