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   ferule
   [n] - a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=ferule
   
   
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   Ferule
   Fer'ule noun [ Latin ferula : confer French férule . See Ferula .] A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/22
   
   
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   Ferule
   Fer'ule transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Feruled ; present participle & verbal noun Feruling .] To punish with a ferule.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/22
   
   
4. 
   ferule
   A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, especially. On the hand, in punishment. ... Origin: L. Ferula: cf. F. Ferule. See Ferula. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?ferule
   
   
5. 
   ferule
   noun a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ferule
   
   
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   Ferule
   • (n.) A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment. • (v. t.) To punish with a ferule.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ferule/
   
   
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   ferule
   1) Instrument of punishment 2) Schoolmarm's discipline dispenser 3) Schoolmaster's child-punisher 4) Schoolmaster's rod 5) Switch 6) Whip
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/ferule/1
   
   

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