Feruling
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Punishment with a ferule.
"In the old days when feruling was common in the schools, the boys had a belief that if they spit in their hand before the teacher struck it, the ferule would break in two at the first blow."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of ferule form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"In the old days when feruling was common in the schools, the boys had a belief that if they spit in their hand before the teacher struck it, the ferule would break in two at the first blow."
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