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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread ferule #115024 11/03/2003 6:14 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "'Will you have some of this?' said the fat boy, plunging into the pie up to the very ferules of the knife and fork." I first learned this word for the metal tube and end of sectional bamboo fishing rod to keep it from splitting. Apparently the cutlery here described has steel blade with a tang inserted into wooden handle, with ferule (collar) to keep handle from splitting when used. ferrule, ferule ['fɛruːl, -rəl] noun 1 a metal ring, tube, or cap placed over the end of a stick, handle, or post for added strength or to increase wear 2 a side opening in a pipe that gives access for inspection or cleaning 3 a bush, gland, small length of tube, etc., esp. one used for making a joint verb 4 [transitive] to equip (a stick, etc.,) with a ferrule [ETYMOLOGY: 17th Century: from Middle English virole, from Old French virol, from Latin viriola a little bracelet, from viria bracelet; influenced by Latin ferrum iron] Source: The Collins English Dictionary © 2000 HarperCollins Publishers: ferule1 ['fɛruːl, -rəl] noun 1 a flat piece of wood, such as a ruler, used in some schools to cane children on the hand verb 2 [transitive] (rare) to punish with a ferule [ETYMOLOGY: 16th Century: from Latin ferula giant fennel, whip, rod; the stalk of the plant was used for punishment] I ferule2 ['fɛruːl, -rəl] noun a variant spelling of: ferrule Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: ferule #115025 11/03/2003 7:31 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park i know ferule-- i didn't realise (consciously) that there were two meaning... the second a flat piece of wood, such as a ruler, used in some schools to cane children on the hand verb--mmm, interesting.. i learned ferule as a term to describe the small, thin metal edge on many rulers that helped you use them as a straight edge.. you could have a ruler with a ferule, or with out.. (not that the ruler was a ferule. ) i also knew the more common use of ferule as a a metal ring, tube, or cap placed over the end of a stick, handle, or post for added strength or to increase wear my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,267 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 7 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,127 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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