ferule
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ferule
- /ˈfɛɹuːl/
- /ˈfɛɹəl/
Sounds like ferrule · Rhymes with -ɛɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle French ferule (modern French férule), from Latin ferula (“giant fennel”). Doublet of ferula.
noun ferules
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A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.
In his hand he swayed a ferule, that sceptre of despotic power; the birch of justice reposed on three nails behind the throne, a constant terror to evil doers, […].
Similar: ferula
verb ferules · feruling · feruled
- To punish with a ferule. And they were right in their assumption; I could cudgel a great lubberly delinquent of a boy[…]but when it came to feruling a girl[…]my manhood rebelled[…].
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noun ruler-shaped instrument
| Español | férula |
|---|---|
| Português | palmatória |
| Français | férule |
| Русский | ферула ferula |
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title = {ferule},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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