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 The Question:What do you call the metal thing at the end of the pencil that holds the eraser on? The Answer:Personally, I've always called it "the metal thing at the end of the pencil that holds the eraser on." But it turns out that the real name for it is a ferrule. —The Fact Monster Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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