ferule

Example Sentences

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A kind of miracle happened: the ferule of the teacher became the poet's magic wand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yen picked up his ferule and hit it like a student.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

If he should curve his elbow in the least, it would get a rap from the master's ferule.

From Little Grandmother by May, Sophie

The ferrule of a walking-stick is a distinct word from ferule, an aid to education.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

But the ferule, the pen, the pestle, I abhor.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie