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Rod



Etymology

akin to the Latin rudis, a rod.

noun

  1. a straight round stick, shaft or bar.
  2. a long slender pole used for fishing..
  3. a stick or bundle of sticks for beating someone as a punishment.
  4. a stick used to measure length.
  5. a unit of length equal to 5½ yds.
  6. a straigtht bar which connects moving parts of a machine; a connecting rod.
  7. in anatomy, rod-shaped cells in the eye that are sensitive to light.
  8. in biology, any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
  9. (slang): a pistol; a gun.



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