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
We know full well that you Will keep him long at tasks that speak Of books and ferule, too!
From Oklahoma Sunshine by Miller, Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin)
But the ferule, the pen, the pestle, I abhor.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
As she ran she caught her thick parasol by the ferule and swung it aloft.
From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson
