I emphasized the language by striking fiercely at the floor with the ferule of my umbrella.
The machine resembled a green gingham circus tent, and it was crowned with a ferule as large as a barrel.
When I awake, I examine carefully the lining of my panama, and the ferule end of my walking-stick, to satisfy myself that no burglarious bruja has taken advantage of my repose to tamper with my property.
The same evil omens will likewise appear at the ferule end of his gold-knobbed walking-stick.
The insulation from the copper wall is made by a rubber stopper through which this piping is passed, the stopper being crowded into a brass ferule which is stoutly soldered to the copper wall.
The insulation between the water-pipe and the brass ferule has been the subject of much experimenting and is discussed on page 24.
The best procedure is to extend the rock maple spool which passes clear through the ferule in the zinc wall and cut a wide slot in the spool so as to expose the junctions to the air nearest the ferule.
N is the brass feruleand M the rubber stopper through which the air-pipe passes.
The addition of a ferule was the next step; and the omission of the tang, and amalgamation of the ferule with the blade, gave rise to the socketed spear-head.
The scabbards of the leaf-shaped swords were made of wood or leather, protected by a ferule or chape of bronze, which was fastened to it by rivets; the point of the weapon does not seem to have reached the end of the sheath.
The ferule always made the hand burn and sting, and if the teacher were harsh, he sometimes blistered a boy's hand.
Think of the old Quaker teacher, Caleb Johnson, trying to ferule a few ideas into Robert Fulton's head!
From that moment his ferule was broken, and the school-committee very soon had a vacancy to fill.
No; it was the thought of the master, that dreadful man with the ferule and the birch sticks.
Master Purple was so utterly surprised and confounded that he stood stock still, with his ferule high in the air.
Illustration: By craning his neck around the corner of the piano, he noted with increasing astonishment that the rivulet sprang from the black ferule of an umbrella.
By craning his neck around the corner of the piano, he noted with increasing astonishment that the rivulet sprang from the black ferule of an umbrella .
And with an air of decision he struck the time-old pavement with the ferule of his green umbrella.
He waited an instant, in order to give due solemnity to the occasion, then down came the ferule on the desk with a grand crash.
The beast was a formidable creature, half mastiff, half hound, who was playing with a cane; he was leaping and gambolling, and holding it by the ferule end.
Suddenly the handle of the cane touched the ground and the ferule was pushed forcibly back toward the dog’s palate.
His ferule was sharp as a knife," said overgrown Jo Tucker, the butt of the school.
The ferule was applied to the hands, the face, and the feet, and sometimes this ferule was a heavy oaken ruler.
This gentleman is famous for his tail, which he uses for a ferule in thrashing his foes.
Let me ask you sir,' he added, bringing the ferule of his stick heavily upon the deck with the air of a man who must not be equivocated with, 'how do you like my Country?
Some discussion arose, when, with the ferule in his hand, he directed me to hold out mine.
The little drooping head righted itself; the child had fallen asleep; a thump on the head with the ever-ready ferule brought on a head-ache, which rendered a repetition of the offense improbable.
Pine tar or pitch in the hand will prevent the blows of the ferule from causing pain.
An "eyewinker" placed in the palm of the hand will cause the ferule to break when the teacher strikes the palm with it.
The scholars simply bar the front door, and amuse themselves in using the teacher's ferule for a bat, and the Trimetrical Classic, or the Confucian Analects, for a ball.
The ferule always lies upon the teacher's desk, and serves also as a tally.
Wire ring with ends bent to insert in ferule b; c, point where plug and net-handle meet.
This can be easily accomplished by plugging the handle end of the ferule with a piece of soft wood or with clay.
