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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ferrule
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It seemed he had just lost the ferrule of his stick.
▪ The ferrule was well-formed, with no sharp edges.
▪ The staff itself is of snakewood, tipped with two inch deep silver ferrules.
▪ The umbrella fell to the floor with a sharp crack of the ferrule on the tile.
▪ The use of plastic also means that the ferrule will not rust or discolour.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
ferrule

Thimble \Thim"ble\, n. [OE. thimbil, AS. ??mel, fr. ??ma a thumb. [root]56. See Thumb.]

  1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle.

  2. (Mech.) Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically:

    1. A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes.

    2. A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole.

    3. A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called ferrule in England.

  3. (Naut.) A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ferrule

"metal cap on a rod," 1610s, ferule, earlier verrel (early 15c.), from Old French virelle "ferrule, collar" (12c. Modern French virole), from Medieval Latin viriola "bracelet," diminutive of Latin viriae "bracelets," from a Gaulish word akin to Old Irish fiar "bent, crooked," from PIE *wi-ria-, from root *wei- (1) "to turn, twist" (see wire (n.)). Spelling influenced by Latin ferrum "iron."

Wiktionary
ferrule

n. A metal band or cap placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.

WordNet
ferrule

n. a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting [syn: collet]

Wikipedia
Ferrule

A ferrule (a corruption of Latin "small bracelet", under the influence of "iron") is any of a number of types of objects, generally used for fastening, joining, sealing or reinforcement. They are often narrow circular rings made from metal, or less commonly, plastic. Ferrules are also often referred to as eyelets or grommets within the manufacturing industry.

Most ferrules consist of a circular clamp used to hold together and attach fibers, wires, or posts, generally by crimping, swaging, or otherwise deforming the ferrule to permanently tighten it onto the parts that it holds.

Usage examples of "ferrule".

When Fra Varisto despaired of wielding the Mongols and resorted to wielding a ferrule, I simply stayed away from school.

The scored eagle face of the strategos did not alter, but his fingers clutched on the mahogany ferrule of his cane.

Blue fire danced from the ferrules, as cold as the hoarfrost that coats twigs in winter.

Sparks skipped from the iron ferrules and hung in the air, forming a blue haze.

The iron ferrules of the heavy quarterstaffs crushed into their unguarded chests and bellies.

The ferrule met the bubble with a blue flash that jolted him as though he'd slammed his staff into a boulder.

The ferrule caught him on the bridge of the nose, smashing his skull and flinging his body back into the doorway in the bluff.

But the spinning buzz saw at the end of the ferruled arm never slowed.

She took the ferruled sphere and tucked it into her medical bag, still draped across her shoulders.

As fingering ceramic rods and ferruled cables quested for her location, the woman pulled out a fistful of rounds, dropping most of them as she quickly reloaded the revolver.

We were caught together in the same long series of school-boy scrapes--and were usually ferruled together by the same strong-armed teacher.

Davis had declared limes a contraband article, and solemnly vowed to publicly ferrule the first person who was found breaking the law.