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
The same evil omens will likewise appear at the ferule end of his gold-knobbed walking-stick.
From The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba by Goodman, Walter
He sighed, striking at the ground with the ferule of his stick.
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard
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
