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ferrule

American  
[fer-uhl, -ool] / ˈfɛr əl, -ul /
Or ferule

noun

  1. a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.

  2. a short metal sleeve for strengthening a tool handle at the end holding the tool.

  3. a bushing or adapter holding the end of a tube and inserted into a hole in a plate in order to make a tight fit, used in boilers, condensers, etc.

  4. a short ring for reinforcing or decreasing the interior diameter of the end of a tube.

  5. a short plumbing fitting, covered at its outer end and caulked or otherwise fixed to a branch from a pipe so that it can be removed to give access to the interior of the pipe.

  6. Angling.

    1. either of two fittings on the end of a section of a sectional fishing rod, one fitting serving as a plug and the other as a socket for fastening the sections together.

    2. one of two or more small rings spaced along the top of a casting rod to hold and guide the line.

verb (used with object)

ferruled, ferruling

  1. to furnish with a ferrule.

ferrule British  
/ ˈfɛruːl, -rəl /

noun

  1. a metal ring, tube, or cap placed over the end of a stick, handle, or post for added strength or stability or to increase wear

  2. a side opening in a pipe that gives access for inspection or cleaning

  3. a bush, gland, small length of tube, etc, esp one used for making a joint

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verb

  1. (tr) to equip (a stick, etc) with a ferrule

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Etymology

Origin of ferrule

1605–15; alteration (apparently conformed to Latin ferrum iron, -ule ) of verrel, verril, late Middle English virole < Middle French (cognate with Medieval Latin virola ) < Latin viriola, equivalent to viri ( a ) bracelet + -ola -ole 1

Example Sentences

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"I don't even know if it was the cue, the ferrule or me. There were three things," he said.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

The price includes up to 10 characters of stamping in one of 12 paintfills, with a number of shaft, grip, shaft band and ferrule options.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 3, 2019

Cosmetically, there is an addition of a ferrule for the first time ever on a G-Series iron.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013

Each ferrule connection has set-up markers for quick assembly.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Nothing,” said Henry, tracing a pattern on the floor with the sharp, glinting ferrule of his umbrella.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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