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Definition of ferule in English: ferulenoun ˈfɛruːlˈfɛrəl historical A flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for beating children. Example sentencesExamples - The cane, the birch and the ferule, a flat board also used to beat children and 'adults in a servile condition', were the teacher's badges. 438
- It was considered an excellent plan to beat all pupils with the ferule, in order to make knowledge enter the heads of the bad.
Synonyms walking stick, stick, staff stick, rod, birch
Origin Late Middle English (denoting the giant fennel): from Latin ferula (see ferula). Definition of ferule in US English: ferulenounˈferəlˈfɛrəl historical A flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children. Example sentencesExamples - It was considered an excellent plan to beat all pupils with the ferule, in order to make knowledge enter the heads of the bad.
- The cane, the birch and the ferule, a flat board also used to beat children and 'adults in a servile condition', were the teacher's badges. 438
Synonyms walking stick, stick, staff stick, rod, birch
Origin Late Middle English (denoting the giant fennel): from Latin ferula (see ferula). |