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ferule

fe·rule

UK/ˈfɛɹuːl/ US/ˈfɛɹəl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children

Origin

From Middle French ferule (modern French férule), from Latin ferula (“giant fennel”). Doublet of ferula.

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