Definition of Ferrule

1. Noun. A metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting.

Exact synonyms: Collet
Generic synonyms: Cap

Definition of Ferrule

1. n. A ring or cap of metal put round a cane, tool, handle, or other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent splitting and wearing.

Definition of Ferrule

1. Noun. A metal band or cap placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. ¹

2. Noun. A bushing for securing a pipe joint. ¹

3. Noun. A metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top. ¹

4. Noun. In billiards, the plastic band attaching the tip to the cue. ¹

5. Noun. In painting, the pinched metal band which holds the bristles of a brush to the shaft. ¹

6. Noun. On an ice axe, the metal spike at the end of the shaft. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ferrule

1. to furnish with a metal ring or cap to prevent splitting [v -RULED, -RULING, -RULES]

Medical Definition of Ferrule

1. A metal band or ring used around the crown or root of a tooth. Origin: corrupted through O. Fr. And Medieval L., fr. L. Viriola, a small bracelet (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrule

ferroxidase
ferrozine
ferruccite
ferruginated
ferrugination
ferrugineous
ferruginol
ferruginous
ferruginous bodies
ferruginous duck
ferruginous ducks
ferruginous hawk
ferruginous hawks
ferrugo
ferrugos
ferrule (current term)
ferruled
ferrules
ferruling
ferrum
ferruminate
ferruminated
ferruminates
ferruminating
ferrumination
ferrums
ferry
ferry-boat
ferry-boats
ferry boat

Literary usage of Ferrule

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Water Supply of Towns and the Construction of Waterworks: A Practical by William Kinnimond Burton (1894)
"In any case the screwed ferrule is to be preferred, and the difference in price is ... There are certain advantages in a ferrule, or coupling, that does not ..."

2. The Second Power Kink Book: A Collection of Short Articles from Power in (1918)
"... B is advanced far enough to press the jaws against the sides of the boiler tube. Nut F is then turned with a wrench and the ferrule gradually drawn out. ..."

3. Punches, Dies and Tools for Manufacturing in Presses ...: A Cyclopaedia by Joseph Vincent Woodworth (1912)
"PUNCH AND DIE FOR DRA WING A TIN ferrule. In Fig. 434 is a sectional view of a punch and die for forming a tin ferrule at one stroke of the press. Fig. ..."

4. Fly-rods and Fly-tackle: Suggestions as to Their Manufacture and Use by Henry Parkhurst Wells (1885)
"In setting a female, or outside, ferrule, it must not be pushed on beyond the proper distance, or a part of that portion of its interior intended to receive ..."

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