Rod

  • 51ROD 2-8-0 — The Railway Operating Division (ROD) ROD 2 8 0 is a type of 2 8 0 steam locomotive which was the standard British locomotive during the First World War.Initially the Railway Operating Division of the Royal Engineers, expecting a quick victory… …

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  • 52rod — noun a) A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff. The circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it. b) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; …

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  • 53rod — control rod limit rod tie rod …

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  • 54rod 1 — 1. n. a gun; a revolver. (Underworld.) □ I got a rod in my pocket. Don’t move. □ I don’t have any bullets for my rod. 2. Go to (hot) rod …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 55-rod — Rodungsname nennt man in der Namenkunde der Orte (Toponomastik) ein Toponym, dass sich auf eine Rodung bezieht. Sie sind in Europa in den mehreren Phasen der mittelalterlichen Landnahme entstanden. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Grundlagen 2 Liste von… …

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  • 56rod — Synonyms and related words: Maypole, atomic pile, automatic, bar, baton, billet, birch, blowgun, blowpipe, breeder reactor, bricks, caduceus, cane, cap of dignity, cap of maintenance, castigation, chain of office, chain reactor, chain reacting… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 57ród — f ( e/ a) 1. a rod, pole; 2. rood (land measure); plot of land of a square rod; 3. a cross, rood (as in Holy rood), gallows; (1) a cross on which a person is executed; (1a) the cross on which Christ suffered; (2) the cross as a form of punishment …

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  • 58rod — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wand, pole, staff, switch, scepter, caduceus; slang, pistol, gat. See support, arms. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A rodlike body] Syn. staff, bar, pole, wand, stave, baton, spike, pin, rodule, cylinder,… …

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  • 59rod — [[t]rɒ̱d[/t]] rods N COUNT A rod is a long, thin metal or wooden bar. → See also , lightning rod ...a 15 foot thick roof that was reinforced with steel rods …

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  • 60rod —    1. a handgun    Literally, a straight piece of wood:     I don t never let Frisky carry a loaded rod. (Chandler, 1939 Chandler was a craftsman who at least knew when he was writing bad English)    2. the penis    Referring to its propensity to …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms