Pencil part
Updated February 28, 2017 | Infoplease Staff
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 Editors
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