单词 | ferule |
释义 | ferule/ˈfɛruːl![]() noun historical A flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for beating children.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...
OriginLate Middle English (denoting the giant fennel): from Latin ferula (see ferula). Rhymes |
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