ferule

ˈfɛrəl

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Definition of ferule - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

school punishment

Rare

flat wooden tool used to punish children in schools

Rare

The teacher used a ferule to discipline the students.

paddle

strap

tawse

Verb

tr.

punishment

Rare

punish someone by striking them with a small wooden stick

Rare

The teacher threatened to ferule the misbehaving student.

chastise

discipline

punish

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flat wooden tool used to punish children in schools

Origin of ferule

Latin, ferula (rod)

Examples of ferule in a sentence

He remembered the ferule from his school days.
He was known to ferule students for minor infractions.
The principal decided to ferule the rowdy pupils.

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French:réglette, frapper, ...
German:Rohrstock, züchtigen, ...
Italian:ferula, punire, ...
Spanish:palmeta, castigar, ...
Portuguese:palmatória, punir com férula, ...
Chinese:教鞭, 用戒尺打, ...
Japanese:罰用の木の平板, フェルールで罰する, ...
Arabic:مسطرة العقاب, ضَرَبَ بِالْعَصَا, ...
Hebrew:סַרְגֵּל עֵץ, לְהַכּוֹת, ...
Russian:розга, наказать линейкой, ...
Ukrainian:палиця, покарати ферукою, ...
Hindi:चपटा लकड़ी का डंडा, फेरूल से दंडित करना, ...
Bengali:শাস্তির ছড়ি, শাস্তি দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:fèrula, castigar amb ferula, ...
Czech:školní trestací pravítko, bít, ...
Danish:ferule, straffe, ...
Dutch:disciplinestok, tuchtigen, ...
Greek:βέργα, τιμωρώ με βέργα, ...
Hungarian:nádpálca, megvesszőzni, ...
Khmer:បន្ទះឈើសំប៉ែតសម្រាប់វាយដាក់ទោសសិស្ស, វាយដាក់ទោសនឹងដំបងតូច, ...
Korean:자, 회초리로 벌주다, ...
Persian:عصا, با چوب تنبیه کرد, ...
Polish:rózga, ukarać, ...
Portuguese (BR):régua, punir com férula, ...
Romanian:ferulă, a pedepsi, ...
Swedish:skolpaddel, bestraffa med en ferule, ...
Thai:ไม้เรียวแบน, ลงโทษ, ...
Turkish:ceza cetveli, ferule ile cezalandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:thước kẻ, đánh đòn, ...

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