Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Ferule
Fer′ule, n. [L. ferula: cf. F. férule. See Ferula.] A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.
Fer′ule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Feruling.] To punish with a ferule.