ferrule

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ferrule |ˈferəl| noun a ring or cap, typically a metal one, that strengthens the end of a handle, stick, or tube and prevents it from splitting or wearing. • a metal band strengthening or forming a joint. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: alteration (probably by association with Latin ferrum ‘iron’ ) of obsolete verrel, from Old French virelle, from Latin viriola, diminutive of viriae ‘bracelets.’