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

"His ferule was sharp as a knife," said overgrown Jo Tucker, the butt of the school.

From Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

As she ran she caught her thick parasol by the ferule and swung it aloft.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson