D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ferule

· Fer·ule · IPA /ˈfɛɹuːl/
01 n. A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.
  1. 1.
    A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.
  2. 2.
    A ferrule.[R.] See: ferrule
02 v. t. To punish with a ferule.
imp. & p. p. Feruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Feruling
  1. 1.
    To punish with a ferule.