feruling

English

Verb

feruling

1. present participle and gerund of ferule

Noun

feruling (plural ferulings)

1. Punishment with a ferule.
   • 1896, Clifton Johnson, “Charms”, in What They Say in New England (non-fiction), Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Lee and Shepard Publishers, page 43:

     In the old days when feruling was common in the schools, the boys had a belief that if they spit in their hand before the teacher struck it, the ferule would break in two at the first blow.