Definition of Ferrule
a flat ruler or rod with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children
Examples of Ferrule in a sentence
Although none of the other teachers used rulers to beat children, Principal Trunchbull loved to hit them with a ferrule. 🔊
When Agatha punished the children, you could hear the cracking of the ferrule and the screams that followed down the hallway. 🔊
Abusive educators thought that a flat ferrule was the perfect rod to punish a child with when they misbehaved. 🔊
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