Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rod
Rod
rod
n. 1 a slender straight bar esp. of wood or metal. 2 this as a symbol of office. 3 a a stick or bundle of twigs used in caning or flogging. b (prec. by the) the use of this. 4 a = fishing-rod. b an angler using a rod. 5 a a slender straight round stick growing as a shoot on a tree. b this when cut. 6 (as a measure) a perch or square perch (see PERCH(1)). 7 US sl. = hot rod. 8 US sl. a pistol or revolver. 9 Anat. any of numerous rod-shaped structures in the eye, detecting dim light. Phrases and idioms make a rod for one's own back act in a way that will bring one trouble later. Derivatives rodless adj. rodlet n. rodlike adj. Etymology: OE rodd, prob. rel. to ON rudda club
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~d; akin to Old Norse rudda club Date: before 12th century 1. a. a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush, osier, a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish, a shepherd's cudgel, a pole with a line and usually a reel attached for fishing, b. a slender bar (as of wood or metal), a bar or staff for measuring, scepter, 2. a unit of length, a square ~, any of the long ~-shaped photosensitive receptors in the retina responsive to faint light, a ~-shaped bacterium, handgun, ~less adjective ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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