Crossword-Solution: FERRULE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ferrule | 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. |
| Ferrule | n. | A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth. |
We have 16 clues for the answer “FERRULE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| CANE part | 1 answer |
| Metal band around a pencil eraser | 1 answer |
| Metal band that holds an eraser on a pencil | 1 answer |
| Metal cap on the tip of a walking stick | 1 answer |
| Metal ring that holds a pencil's eraser | 1 answer |
| Metallic ring cap on the end of a handle | 1 answer |
| Ring around the end of a post | 1 answer |
| Tool handle strengthener | 1 answer |
| Umbrella tip | 1 answer |
| WALKING stick cap | 1 answer |
| metal cap | 1 answer |
| Metal ring | 3 answers |
| COLLET | 5 answers |
| Pencil part | 5 answers |
| BOW part | 10 answers |
| Tip | 76 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RAETE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with FERRULE (5)
For she was exquisite--horrid as have been the uses of the word, its best and truest belong to her; she was that and much more, from the ivory ferrule of the parasol she carried, to the light and slender footprint she left in the dust of the road.
Davis had declared limes a contraband article, and solemnly vowed to publicly ferrule the first person who was found breaking the law.
Eldredge presented a hopeless consumptive, who as a child of five had swallowed an umbrella ferrule while whistling through it, and who expelled it in a fit of coughing twenty-three years after.
Watson of Murfreesboro removed a portion of an umbrella rib from a trachea, but as he failed to locate or remove the ferrule, the case terminated fatally.
The ferrule of the gilt-knobbed dress-cane was visible for an instant, and then the light of the variegated lamps shone brightly upon it as it whirled into the air, cane and all.
Quotes with FERRULE (2)
With the ferrule of his walking-stick Denis began to scratch the boar's long bristly back. The animal moved a little so as to bring himself within easier range of the instrument that evoked in him such delicious sensations; then he stood stock still, softly grunting his contentment. The mud of years flaked off his sides in a grey powdery scurf. "What a pleasure it is," said Denis, "to do somebody a kindness. I believe I enjoy scratching this pig quite as much as he enjoys bei…
You behold in me, Stephen said with grim displeasure, a horrible example of free thought. He walked on, waiting to be spoken to, trailing his ashplant by his side. Its ferrule followed lightly on the path, squealing at his heels. My familiar, after me, calling, Steeeeeeeeeeeephen! A wavering line along the path. They will walk on it tonight, coming here in the dark. He wants that key. It is mine. I paid the rent. Now I eat his salt bread. Give him the key too. All. He will as…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Newsday, NYT, Three Across, WSJ.
Used 7 times in crossword archives (1997–2024).