different between ferrule vs ferule

English

Etymology

From Middle English verel, virel, virole (“ferrule; metal pivot on the end of an axle”), altered under the influence of Latin ferrum (“iron”), from Old French virole (“ferrule”), from Latin viriola (“little bracelet”), diminutive of viria (“bracelet worn by men”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *w?ros (“crooked”) (compare Middle Irish fiar (“bent, crooked”), Welsh g?yr, Breton gwar (“curved”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh?ros (“threaded, turned, twisted”), from *weyh?- (“to turn, twist, weave”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??(?)l/, /-?u?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f???l/
• Hyphenation: fer?rule

Noun

ferrule (plural ferrules)

1. A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. [from early 17th c.]
   1. (specifically, climbing) The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe.
2. A band holding parts of an object together.
   1. A bushing for securing a pipe joint.
   2. A metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top.
   3. (billiards) The plastic band attaching the tip to the cue.
   4. (painting) The pinched metal band which holds the bristles of a paintbrush to the shaft.

Derived terms

• ferruled (adjective)

Translations

Verb

ferrule (third-person singular simple present ferrules, present participle ferruling, simple past and past participle ferruled)

1. (transitive) To equip with a ferrule.

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References

Further reading

• ferrule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??u?l/, /?f???l/
• Homophone: ferrule

Noun

ferule (plural ferules)

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

Translations

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To punish with a ferule.
   • 1862, William S. Woodbridge, Captain Paul's Adventure: A "Charcoal Sketch", Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine, Volume 15, page 72,

     And they were right in their assumption; I could cudgel a great lubberly delinquent of a boy […] but when it came to feruling a girl […] my manhood rebelled […] .

Related terms

• ferulary

Anagrams

• fueler, refuel