feruling

Variant of ferule

ferule definition

fer·ule (fer′əl, -o̵̅o̅l′, -yo̵ol′)

noun

a flat stick or ruler used for punishing children

Etymology: ME ferul < L ferula: see ferula

transitive verb feruled -·uled, feruling -·ul·ing

to strike or punish with a ferule

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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