stair rod

noun

a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser.

Origin of stair rod

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby stair rod

staircase, staircase phenomenon, stairhead, stairlift, StairMaster, stair rod, stairs, stairstep, stairway, stairwell, stake

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Example sentences from the Web for stair rod

At the foot of the stairs the horror, caught by something—a banister—a stair-rod—stopped.
The Magic World|Edith Nesbit
Of course it must not be a screw-eye and a stair-rod; but anyone will understand, from this description, how to effect it.
The Pyrotechnist's Treasury|Thomas Kentish
I declare that for a few seconds after I rattled the stair-rod you might have cut the silence with a knife.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896|Various
But the stair-rod of the fifth step had worked loose: the carpet slipped, and he tumbled down with considerable uproar.
The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird

British Dictionary definitions for stair rod

stair rod

noun

any of a series of rods placed in the angles between the steps of a carpeted staircase, used to hold the carpet in position

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单词	stair rod
释义	stair rod noun a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser. Origin of stair rod First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby stair rod staircase, staircase phenomenon, stairhead, stairlift, StairMaster, stair rod, stairs, stairstep, stairway, stairwell, stake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stair rod At the foot of the stairs the horror, caught by something—a banister—a stair-rod—stopped. The Magic World\|Edith Nesbit Of course it must not be a screw-eye and a stair-rod; but anyone will understand, from this description, how to effect it. The Pyrotechnist's Treasury\|Thomas Kentish I declare that for a few seconds after I rattled the stair-rod you might have cut the silence with a knife. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896\|Various But the stair-rod of the fifth step had worked loose: the carpet slipped, and he tumbled down with considerable uproar. The Gay Adventure\|Richard Bird British Dictionary definitions for stair rod stair rod noun any of a series of rods placed in the angles between the steps of a carpeted staircase, used to hold the carpet in position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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