ALL meanings of ferule
fer·ule
F f - noun ferule a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting. 1
- noun ferule a short metal sleeve for strengthening a tool handle at the end holding the tool. 1
- noun ferule 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. 1
- noun ferule a short ring for reinforcing or decreasing the interior diameter of the end of a tube. 1
- noun ferule 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. 1
- noun ferule 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. 1
- verb with object ferule to furnish with a ferrule. 1
- noun ferule A flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children. 1
- noun ferule A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand. 0
- verb ferule (Transitive Verb) To punish with a ferule. 0
- noun ferule a flat piece of wood, such as a ruler, used in some schools to cane children on the hand 0
- verb ferule to punish with a ferule 0
- noun ferule a flat stick or ruler used for punishing children 0
- verb transitive ferule to strike or punish with a ferule 0