FERAL
Fe"ral, a. Etym: [L. ferus. See Fierce.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; — said of beasts, birds, and plants. feral child, not raised by humans
FERAL
Fe"ral, a. Etym: [L. feralis, belonging to the dead.]
Defn: Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. [R.] "Feral accidents."
Burton.
FERDE
Ferde, obs.
Defn: imp. of Fare. Chaucer.
FER-DE-LANCE
Fer`-de-lance", n. Etym: [F., the iron of a lance, lance head.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle.
FERDING
Fer"ding, n. Etym: [See Farthing.]
Defn: A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only. [Obs.]