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Ferule

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.

(2):

(v. t.) To punish with a ferule.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ferule'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/ferule.html. 1828.