ferule 1
/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 ferula schoolmaster's rod (lit., stalk of giant fennel); r. OE ferele ]
ferule 2
/fer"euhl, -oohl/ , n. , v.t. , feruled, feruling .
ferrule.