单词 | ferule |
释义 | ferule ferule1 /fer"euhl, -oohl/, n. , v. , feruled, feruling. n. 1. Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, esp. by striking them on the hand. v.t. 2. to punish with a ferule. [1375-1425; late ME ferula, ferul(e) giant fennel < L ferula schoolmaster's rod (lit., stalk of giant fennel); r. OE ferele < L] ferule2 /fer"euhl, -oohl/, n. , v.t. , feruled, feruling. ferrule. |
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