Definitions for ferrule
ferrule
fer·rule
Spelling: [fer-uh l, -ool]
IPA: /ˈfɛr əl, -ul/
Ferrule is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 73 anagrams from letters in ferrule (eeflrru).
Definitions for ferrule
noun
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a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
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a short metal sleeve for strengthening a tool handle at the end holding the tool.
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a bushing or adapter holding the end of a tube and inserted into a hole in a plate in order to make a tight fit, used in boilers, condensers, etc.
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a short ring for reinforcing or decreasing the interior diameter of the end of a tube.
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a short plumbing fitting, covered at its outer end and caulked or otherwise fixed to a branch from a pipe so that it can be removed to give access to the interior of the pipe.
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Angling.
either of two fittings on the end of a section of a sectional fishing rod, one fitting serving as a plug and the other as a socket for fastening the sections together.
one of two or more small rings spaced along the top of a casting rod to hold and guide the line.
verb (used with object)
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to furnish with a ferrule.
Origin of ferrule
1605-15; alteration (apparently conformed to Latin ferrum iron, -ule) of verrel, verril, late Middle English virole Middle French (cognate with Medieval Latin virola)
Examples for ferrule
Now the lead pipe that has previously been prepared is fitted into the ferrule.
The lead must be attached to the ferrule by means of a wiped joint.
It should be beaten in very slowly until it fits the ferrule.
A flat pan is laid on the bench and the ferrule stood upon it.
"Nothing hollow about this, at any rate," he said, after examining the ferrule closely.
The ferrule will look black when this happens and will thus be recognized.
Its ferrule followed lightly on the path, squealing at his heels.
He advised me to laugh at the ruler, the ferrule, and the rod.
This method of tinning the ferrule will spoil the wiping solder.
Take some rosin and put it on the exposed part of the ferrule.