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FERULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ferule mean? 

FERULE (noun)
  The noun FERULE has 1 sense:

1. a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish childrenplay

  Familiarity information: FERULE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FERULE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ferule" is a kind of...):

switch (a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment)


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