FERULE
- to fit with a metal cap to prevent splitting, also FERREL, FERRULE [v FERULED, FERULING, FERULES]
- rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, esp. by striking them on the hand
- to punish with a ferule
- to ferrule (to furnish with a metal ring or cap to prevent splitting) [v FERULED, FERULES, FERULING]