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Webster 1913 Edition
Ferrule
Fer′rule
(fĕr′rĭl or fĕr′rụl; 277)
, Noun.
[Formerly
verrel
, F. virole
, fr. L. viriola
little bracelet, dim. of viriae
, pl., bracelets; prob. akin to viere
to twist, weave, and E. withe
. The spelling with f is due to confusion with L. ferrum
iron.] [Sometimes spelled
ferule
.] 1.
A ring or cap of metal put round a cane, tool, handle, or other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent splitting and wearing.
3.
Hence:
(Steam Boilers)
A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ferrule
FER'RULE
,Noun.
A ring of metal put round a cane or other thing to strengthen it.
Definition 2024
ferrule
ferrule
English
Noun
ferrule (plural ferrules)
- A metal band or cap placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, in The Ayrsham Mystery:
- The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 23,
- […] having settled herself in the rickshaw, [she] poked him in the back with the ferrule of her umbrella to start him.
- 1986, William Gibson, Count Zero,
- Lucas withdrew the cane. Its polished ferrule flashed in the lantern glare.
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- A bushing for securing a pipe joint.
- A metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top.
- In billiards, the plastic band attaching the tip to the cue.
- In painting, the pinched metal band which holds the bristles of a brush to the shaft.
- On an ice axe, the metal spike at the end of the shaft.
Translations
metal band or cap