ferrule

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a metal or other strong ring, cap, or sleeve fitted around a shaft to strengthen it or prevent splitting

   The walking stick had a brass ferrule protecting its lower end.

2. 2
   verb

   to fit an object with a ferrule

   The craftworker ferruled the brush handle before securing the bristles.

From Middle English verel or virole, through Old French virole from Latin viriola, 'small bracelet.' Its spelling was later reshaped under the influence of Latin ferrum, 'iron,' because ferrules were commonly metal bands.

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