ferrule

"I don't even know if it was the cue, the ferrule or me. There were three things," he said.

It’s hard to get off my paint brush ferrules and work ladders.

Henry stopped to watch them at a distance, resting the ferrule of his umbrella on the toe of his khaki-gaitered shoe.

If the cotton wisp turns out to be too thin to match the color variations on your tile, try using a thin artist brush with the bristles cut off close to the ferrule.

I have never had a pencil split along the length of the graphite or a ferrule separate.