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(1):

(n.) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.

(2):

(n.) A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.

(3):

(n.) A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

(4):

(n.) An instrument for measuring.

(5):

(n.) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.

(6):

(n.) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.

(7):

(n.) A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; - called also perch, and pole.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rod'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rod.html. 1828.
 
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