[Rhodes22-list] Hitch and Tongue

[Grayson/Ena Lynn]

Also:  A teaching aid for practice in learning the fine art of Googling, using search arguments like [define:ferrule].

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Skinner" <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
To: "Saroj" <saroj at pathfind.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hitch and Tongue


> Saroj wrote:
> > Sounds good.... what's a ferrule?
> 
> >From Webster:
> 
> Main Entry: fer·rule
> Pronunciation: 'fer-&l
> Function: noun
> Etymology: alteration of Middle English virole, 
> from Middle French, from Latin viriola, 
> diminutive of viria bracelet, of Celtic origin; 
> akin to Old Irish fiar oblique
> Date: 1611
> 
> 1 : a ring or cap usually of metal put around a 
> slender shaft (as a cane or a tool handle) to 
> strengthen it or prevent splitting
> 
> 2 : a usually metal sleeve used especially for 
> joining or binding one part to another (as pipe 
> sections or the bristles and handle of a brush)
> 
> - fer·ruled adjective
> 
> >From Bob:
> 
> On a fishing rod, a ferrule is used to 
> join one section of rod to another.  
> 
> Typically, the outer (toward the tip) 
> section of the rod fits into a socket 
> (ferrule) attached to the outer end of 
> the inner toward the handle) piece.
> 
> For this project, a small piece of pipe
> would do just as well, or any object with
> a hole that can be affixed to the top of 
> the hitch and hold a rod straight up in 
> the air.
> 
> /Bob
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