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
He sighed, striking at the ground with the ferule of his stick.
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard
"But it was not as a knight of the ferule that you won this mark of distinction?" laughed the captain, touching a fluttering badge which depended from the chevalier's button-hole.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
The ferule always lies upon the teacher’s desk, and serves also as a tally.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.
