Ferrule (noun)
fe-rool
ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of something, a pipe, or cane, or the like, to prevent splitting or reinforce.
1605–15; alteration (apparently conformed to Latin ferrum iron, -ule) of verrel, verril,late Middle English virole
Example sentences
“The metal detectorist found a ferrule from the end of something wood that had rotted away.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
