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fer·ule

(fĕr′əl)
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, giant fennel stalk, rod, cane, from Latin ferula; see fescue.]
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ferule

(ˈfɛruːl; -rəl)
n
(Mechanical Engineering) a flat piece of wood, such as a ruler, used in some schools to cane children on the hand
vb
(tr) rare to punish with a ferule
[C16: from Latin ferula giant fennel, whip, rod; the stalk of the plant was used for punishment]

ferule

(ˈfɛruːl; -rəl)
n
a variant spelling of ferrule
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fer•ule

(ˈfɛr əl, -ul)

n., v. -uled, -ul•ing. n.
1. Also, fer•u•la (ˈfɛr ʊ lə, ˈfɛr yʊ-) a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children.
v.t.
2. to punish with a ferule.
[1375–1425; late Middle English ferula, ferul(e) giant fennel < Latin ferula schoolmaster's rod]
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ferule


Past participle: feruled
Gerund: feruling

Imperative
ferule
ferule
Present
I ferule
you ferule
he/she/it ferules
we ferule
you ferule
they ferule
Preterite
I feruled
you feruled
he/she/it feruled
we feruled
you feruled
they feruled
Present Continuous
I am feruling
you are feruling
he/she/it is feruling
we are feruling
you are feruling
they are feruling
Present Perfect
I have feruled
you have feruled
he/she/it has feruled
we have feruled
you have feruled
they have feruled
Past Continuous
I was feruling
you were feruling
he/she/it was feruling
we were feruling
you were feruling
they were feruling
Past Perfect
I had feruled
you had feruled
he/she/it had feruled
we had feruled
you had feruled
they had feruled
Future
I will ferule
you will ferule
he/she/it will ferule
we will ferule
you will ferule
they will ferule
Future Perfect
I will have feruled
you will have feruled
he/she/it will have feruled
we will have feruled
you will have feruled
they will have feruled
Future Continuous
I will be feruling
you will be feruling
he/she/it will be feruling
we will be feruling
you will be feruling
they will be feruling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been feruling
you have been feruling
he/she/it has been feruling
we have been feruling
you have been feruling
they have been feruling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been feruling
you will have been feruling
he/she/it will have been feruling
we will have been feruling
you will have been feruling
they will have been feruling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been feruling
you had been feruling
he/she/it had been feruling
we had been feruling
you had been feruling
they had been feruling
Conditional
I would ferule
you would ferule
he/she/it would ferule
we would ferule
you would ferule
they would ferule
Past Conditional
I would have feruled
you would have feruled
he/she/it would have feruled
we would have feruled
you would have feruled
they would have feruled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. 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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Translations

ferule

n
→ Stock m
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"We sold the carved sheaths of our krisses--the ivory sheaths with golden ferules. We sold the jewelled hilts.
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'Will you have some of this?' said the fat boy, plunging into the pie up to the very ferules of the knife and fork.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bazin did more than bound; he let fall both his alphabet and his ferule. "You!" said he, "you, Monsieur d'Artagnan?"
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'"Just that," replied the figure, playing with his stake, and examining the ferule. "Be as quick as you can, will you, for there's a young gentleman who is afflicted with too much money and leisure wanting me now, I find."
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