a slender bar, e.g. of wood or metal
a pole with a line for fishing
a wand or staff carried as a sign of office, power, or authority
a straight slender stick
a stick or bundle of twigs used for corporal punishment
(the rod) punishment with such a rod
chiefly Brit formerly, a unit of length equal to about 5m (5½yd)
any of the relatively long rod-shaped light receptors in the retina that are sensitive to faint light: compare cone1 (6)
NAmer, slang a pistol
rodless adj
rodlike adj
[Old English rodd]