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Definitions for Ferule

[1] Also ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, especially by striking them on the hand.
[2] to punish with a ferule.
[3] ferrule.
[4] a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
[5] a short metal sleeve for strengthening a tool handle at the end holding the tool.
[6] a bushing or adapter holding the end of a tube and inserted into a hole in a plate in order to make a tight fit, used in boilers, condensers, etc.
[7] a short ring for reinforcing or decreasing the interior diameter of the end of a tube.
[8] a short plumbing fitting, covered at its outer end and caulked or otherwise fixed to a branch from a pipe so that it can be removed to give access to the interior of the pipe.
[9] Angling . either of two fittings on the end of a section of a sectional fishing rod, one fitting serving as a plug and the other as a socket for fastening the sections together. one of two or more small rings spaced along the top of a casting rod to hold and guide the line.
[10] to furnish with a ferrule.
[11] a flat piece of wood, such as a ruler, used in some schools to cane children on the hand
[12] (tr) rare to punish with a ferule
[13] a variant spelling of ferrule
[14] a metal ring, tube, or cap placed over the end of a stick, handle, or post for added strength or stability or to increase wear
[15] a side opening in a pipe that gives access for inspection or cleaning
[16] a bush, gland, small length of tube, etc, esp one used for making a joint
[17] (tr) to equip (a stick, etc) with a ferrule

Words related to Ferule

truncheon, nightstick, beat, thrash, bash, spank, lash, punish, censure, berate, upbraid, castigate, flog, chastise, mace, bat, cane, club, rod, bludgeon

Words nearby Ferule

fertilization, fertilize, fertilizer, fertilizin, ferula, ferule, ferulic acid, ferv., fervency, fervent, fervid

Origin of Ferule

rule1605–15; alteration (apparently conformed to Latin ferrum iron, -ule) of verrel, verril, late Middle English virole < Middle French (cognate with Medieval Latin virola ) < Latin viriola, equivalent to viri(a ) bracelet + -ola -ole1

Word origin for Ferule

ruleC17: from Middle English virole , from Old French virol , from Latin viriola a little bracelet, from viria bracelet; influenced by Latin ferrum iron

Synonyms for Ferule

nightstick, truncheon, bastinado, bat, billy, birch, blackjack, bludgeon, cane, club, cosh, mace, paddle, rod, sap, shill, shillelagh, stick, switch, billyclub, spontoon