ferrule vs lid

ferrule

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

  • 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. 

verb
  • To equip with a ferrule. 

lid

noun
  • The top or cover of a container. 

  • A hermetically sealed top piece on a microchip such as the integrated heat spreader on a CPU. 

  • In amateur radio, an incompetent operator. 

  • A cap or hat. 

  • One ounce of cannabis. 

  • A restraint or control, as when "putting a lid" on something. 

  • A kid (from the rhyming slang bin lid) 

  • A bodyboard or bodyboarder. 

  • A motorcyclist's crash helmet. 

verb
  • To put a lid on (something). 

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