Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrelled
Literary usage of Ferrelled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Salmon Fisheries of the St. Lawrence and Its Tributaries by Richard Nettle (1857)
"... as giving a greater pliancy; but they require more care, and a young fisherman
had better chose the ferrelled one. The line should be silk and hair, ..."
2. Christianity and Mythology by John Mackinnon Robertson (1900)
"The pestle is of hard wood, about four feet long, and two inches in diameter,
with the ends tipped or ferrelled with iron, to prevent their splitting or ..."
3. Art of Angling by Thomas Best (1814)
"... which should be so thick and no more than you can with ease grasp in your
hand; then have it ferrelled, or bind it to a piece of hazel seven feet long, ..."
4. Travels in North Europe: From Modern Writers, with Remarks and Observations by William Bingley (1822)
"... there are men, continually passing and repassing, armed with long staffs,
ferrelled with iron: these they strike violently on the pavement, ..."
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