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rod
noun
a
long
,
flexible
pole
used
with
a
line
and
reel
for
catching
fish
•
Grandpa
showed
me
how
to
cast
my
new
rod
into
the
river
.
Grandpa
showed
me
how
to
cast
my
new
rod
into
the
river
.
•
Her
rod
bent
sharply
when
a
large
trout
took
the
bait
.
Her
rod
bent
sharply
when
a
large
trout
took
the
bait
.
Extension
of
the
basic
sense
of
“
rod
”
to
fishing
tackle
in
the
15th
century
.
noun
a
long
,
thin
,
straight
piece
of
wood
,
metal
,
or
another
solid
material
•
The
shepherd
guided
the
flock
with
a
sturdy
wooden
rod
.
The
shepherd
guided
the
flock
with
a
sturdy
wooden
rod
.
•
A
shiny
steel
rod
reinforced
the
concrete
pillar
on
the
construction
site
.
A
shiny
steel
rod
reinforced
the
concrete
pillar
on
the
construction
site
.
Old
English
"
rodd
"
meaning
"
pole
,
perch
,
crossbar
,"
of
Germanic
origin
.
noun
a
straight
metal
bar
or
shaft
that
forms
part
of
a
machine
or
mechanical
system
•
The
mechanic
replaced
the
connecting
rod
in
the
engine
.
The
mechanic
replaced
the
connecting
rod
in
the
engine
.
•
A
slender
piston
rod
slides
back
and
forth
inside
the
cylinder
.
A
slender
piston
rod
slides
back
and
forth
inside
the
cylinder
.
Specialized
engineering
sense
developed
during
the
Industrial
Revolution
.
noun
US
slang
for
a
handgun
•
The
detective
found
a
concealed
rod
in
the
suspect
’
s
coat
.
The
detective
found
a
concealed
rod
in
the
suspect
’
s
coat
.
•
Old
gangster
movies
often
feature
mobsters
bragging
about
their
rod
.
Old
gangster
movies
often
feature
mobsters
bragging
about
their
rod
.
Early
20th-century
American
criminal
slang
,
possibly
comparing
a
handgun
’
s
shape
to
a
small
metal
rod
.
noun
an
old
unit
of
length
equal
to
5
.
5
yards
or
about
5
.
03
metres
,
used
mainly
in
land
measurement
•
The
property
extends
three
rods
beyond
the
stone
wall
.
The
property
extends
three
rods
beyond
the
stone
wall
.
•
Surveyors
once
measured
land
in
rods
and
chains
.
Surveyors
once
measured
land
in
rods
and
chains
.
From
the
practice
of
using
an
actual
measuring
rod
in
medieval
surveying
.