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ferrils

ferrils is the plural of ferril.

Meaning of ferril

Noun

ferril (plural ferrils)

  1. A metal cap on the butt end of a weapon shaft, often having a sharp point.
    • Fig. 3. A battle ax, in the collection of Mr. Rawle. Fig. 4. Its butt end and iron ferril, the staff on which it is fixed is octagonal, and measures five feet four inches.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xiii

Questions about ferrils

What is ferrils the plural of?
Ferrils is the plural of ferril.

Words near ferrils in the dictionary

  1. ferrihydritic
  2. ferril
  3. Ferrill
  4. Ferrills
  5. ferrilotharmeyerite
  6. ferrils
  7. ferrimagnet
  8. ferrimagnetic
  9. ferrimagnetically
  10. ferrimagnetism
  11. ferrimagnets

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