Rod
Rod , noun
[The same word as rood. See Rood.]
1.
A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
(a)
An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son.
(b)
(Machinery & Structure) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
(c)
(Machinery & Structure) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.
(d)
(Machinery & Structure) 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.
(e)
(Machinery & Structure) An instrument for measuring. — Gay
The rod, and bird of peace.
2.
A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole.
Collocations (2)
Black rod , See in the Vocabulary.
Rods and cones (Anatomy) , the elongated cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are cylindrical, others somewhat conical.