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Definition of Ferrule
1. Noun. A metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting.
Definition of Ferrule
1. n. A ring or cap of metal put round a cane, tool, handle, or other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent splitting and wearing.
Definition of Ferrule
1. Noun. A metal band or cap placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. ¹
2. Noun. A bushing for securing a pipe joint. ¹
3. Noun. A metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top. ¹
4. Noun. In billiards, the plastic band attaching the tip to the cue. ¹
5. Noun. In painting, the pinched metal band which holds the bristles of a brush to the shaft. ¹
6. Noun. On an ice axe, the metal spike at the end of the shaft. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ferrule
1. to furnish with a metal ring or cap to prevent splitting [v -RULED, -RULING, -RULES]
Medical Definition of Ferrule
1. A metal band or ring used around the crown or root of a tooth. Origin: corrupted through O. Fr. And Medieval L., fr. L. Viriola, a small bracelet (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrule
Literary usage of Ferrule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Water Supply of Towns and the Construction of Waterworks: A Practical by William Kinnimond Burton (1894)
"In any case the screwed ferrule is to be preferred, and the difference in price is
... There are certain advantages in a ferrule, or coupling, that does not ..."
2. The Second Power Kink Book: A Collection of Short Articles from Power in (1918)
"... B is advanced far enough to press the jaws against the sides of the boiler tube.
Nut F is then turned with a wrench and the ferrule gradually drawn out. ..."
3. Punches, Dies and Tools for Manufacturing in Presses ...: A Cyclopaedia by Joseph Vincent Woodworth (1912)
"PUNCH AND DIE FOR DRA WING A TIN ferrule. In Fig. 434 is a sectional view of a
punch and die for forming a tin ferrule at one stroke of the press. Fig. ..."
4. Fly-rods and Fly-tackle: Suggestions as to Their Manufacture and Use by Henry Parkhurst Wells (1885)
"In setting a female, or outside, ferrule, it must not be pushed on beyond the
proper distance, or a part of that portion of its interior intended to receive ..."
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