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rod

UK/ɹɒd/ US/ɹɑd/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

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4.

a square rod of land

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5.
6.

a gangster''s pistol

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Origin

From Middle English rodde, from Old English *rodd or *rodde (attested in dative plural roddum (“rod, pole”)), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Germanic *rudd- (“stick, club”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewdʰ- (“to clear land”).

Phrases

  • Aaron's rod
  • Auer rod
  • boning rod
  • carpet rod
  • cleaning rod
  • con rod
  • connecting rod
  • control rod

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