Associations to the word «Ferule»
Wiktionary
FERULE, noun. A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.
FERULE, verb. (transitive) To punish with a ferule.
Dictionary definition
FERULE, noun. A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.