Ferule and Laud

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Ferule noun - A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children.

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Laud is an antonym for ferule in scold topic.

Nearby Word: ferula

Laud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Ferule is an antonym for laud.

Nearby Words: laudation, laudable, lauded, laudably, lauding

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