ferule

Example Sentences

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A kind of miracle happened: the ferule of the teacher became the poet's magic wand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yen picked up his ferule and hit it like a student.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

The same evil omens will likewise appear at the ferule end of his gold-knobbed walking-stick.

From The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba by Goodman, Walter

Think of the old Quaker teacher, Caleb Johnson, trying to ferule a few ideas into Robert Fulton's head!

From The Child's Book of American Biography by Stimpson, Mary Stoyell

"His ferule was sharp as a knife," said overgrown Jo Tucker, the butt of the school.

From Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various