cudgel vs ferrule

cudgel

verb
  • To strike with a cudgel. 

  • To exercise (one's wits or brains). 

noun
  • Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another. 

  • A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon. 

ferrule

verb
  • To equip with a ferrule. 

noun
  • The plastic band attaching the tip to the cue. 

  • The pinched metal band which holds the bristles of a paintbrush to the shaft. 

  • The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe. 

  • A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. 

  • A bushing for securing a pipe joint. 

  • A metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top. 

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