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

Down came the hard-wood ferule, whizzing through the air like a thing of life.

From Little Grandmother by May, Sophie

Previously to this, during his nominal rule in the Netherlands, his visit to Spain, and his candidature for the Empire, he seemed, as it was said, spell-bound under the ferule of his minister Chi�vres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

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.