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 insulation between the water-pipe and the brass ferule has been the subject of much experimenting and is discussed on page 24.
From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano
The ferule always lies upon the teacher’s desk, and serves also as a tally.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.
He sighed, striking at the ground with the ferule of his stick.
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
