FERULE

ferule

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

ferule (plural ferules)

A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.

ferule (third-person singular simple present ferules, present participle feruling, simple past and past participle feruled)

(transitive) To punish with a ferule.

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Source: Wiktionary

Fer"ule ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [L. ferula: cf. F. férule. See Ferula.]

Definition: A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.

Fer"ule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Feruling.]

Definition: To punish with a ferule.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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