Definition of Ferrelled

1. ferrel [v] - See also: ferrel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrelled

ferrandine
ferrandines
ferrarisite
ferrary
ferrate
ferrates
ferratin
ferredoxin
ferredoxin-NADP reductase
ferredoxin-nitrite oxidoreductase
ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase
ferredoxins
ferrel
ferreled
ferreling
ferrelled (current term)
ferrelling
ferrels
ferreous
ferret
ferret-eye
ferret badger
ferret out
ferreted
ferreter
ferreters
ferreting
ferretings
ferretlike
ferrets

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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