Definition of "ferruled" []

• Having a ferrule (adjective)

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• "The sharp noise of an iron-ferruled stick was heard on the stones, striking them at irregular intervals."
• "At this juncture one of the visitors hastens down the notched pole and gets the silver-ferruled lance or silver-sheathed knife that has been left concealed near the house."
• "They were heavily ferruled by the village blacksmith, for, although we were men of peace, we thought it advisable to provide against what were known as single-stick encounters, which were then by no means uncommon, and as curved handles would have been unsuitable in the event of our having to use them either for defensive or offensive purposes, ours were selected with naturally formed knobs at the upper end."