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Rod may mean:
  • A Round or Square and Long piece of Wood or Metal .

  • Switch (rod) , a long, straight piece of wood, either in the natural state (stem, branch or twig) or finished, as used for a walking aid or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches; hence, various objects of similar form, such as:

  • Fishing Rod

  • Lightning Rod

  • Rod (geometry) , a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal.

  • Vulgarism for a Penis .

  • Also derived:

  • Rod (unit) , an Imperial unit of length, also known as the ''pole'' or ''perch''.

  • Rod (cryptozoology) , a species of creature that flits about in the air at such a high speed as to not be seen by the naked eye, but which can be caught on video.


As a name:


SEE ALSO

  • Rood , an old English unit equal to quarter an acre.

  • Stick , any long object.