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 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
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.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
