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ferrule
  • Conjugation : past  ferruled ; ing  ferruling
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

ferrule ['fεrəl] ['feruːl]
  1. 1. noun (棍、棒头工具把等的)金属箍,金属环,金属包头
  2. 2. noun [Mechanics] 箍;套圈
  3. 3. vt. 给…装金属箍(或金属包头、套圈)

Collins English-English Dictionary

ferrule ['fεruːl]
  1. 1. n a metal ring, tube, or cap placed over the end of a stick, handle, or post for added strength or stability or to increase wear
  2. 2. n a side opening in a pipe that gives access for inspection or cleaning
  3. 3. n a bush, gland, small length of tube, etc, esp one used for making a joint
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to equip (a stick, etc) with a ferrule
  5. 5. vt. [Etymology] C17: from Middle English virole, from Old French virol, from Latin viriola a little bracelet, from viria bracelet; influenced by Latin ferrum iron

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