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Definition of: ferrule
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(fer′əl, -
l, -
l), noun
1. A metal ring or cap, as on the end of a cane or around the handle of a tool.
2. A bushing or thimble.
3. The frame of a slate.
4. A ferule.
—v.t. ·ruled, ·rul·ing To furnish with a ferrule. [Earlier verrel <OF virelle <L viriola, dim. of viriae bracelets; infl. in form by L ferrum iron]
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