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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 children
Familiarity information: FERULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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