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 the ferule, the pen, the pestle, I abhor.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
The ferrule of a walking-stick is a distinct word from ferule, an aid to education.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
