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  • 31rod — [1] A modified car. Also see street rod. [2] To drive a vehicle hard. [3] A connecting rod. [4] To clean out a radiator by passing a rod through the lines. See rodding the radiator. [5] A thin bar. See boxed rod brake rod connecting rod con rod …

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  • 32rod — ag·ro·go·rod; al·eu·rod·i·dae; al·ey·rod·i·dae; cor·rod·ibil·i·ty; cor·rod·i·ble; he·rod·o·te·an; nim·rod; pa·rod·ic; pte·rod·ro·ma; rod; rod·der; rod·ham; rod·ing; rod·knight; rod·less; rod·let; rod·man; rod·ney; rod·ster; sa·rod;… …

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  • 33rod — rodless, adj. rodlike, adj. /rod/, n., v., rodded, rodding. n. 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. See… …

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  • 34ROD — locomotive type 130 ROD N°5322 préservée au musée de Didcot locomotive ROD t …

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  • 35rod — (rd)    1. a traditional unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards (16 feet 6 inches or exactly 5.0292 meters). The rod and the furlong were the basic distance units used by the Anglo Saxon residents of England before the Norman conquest of 1066. The… …

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  • 36rod — n. bar, shaft 1) a connecting; divining; lightning; piston rod; ramrod pistol (slang) (AE) 2) to pack ( carry ) a rod metal track 3) a curtain; traverse rod pole 4) a fishing rod misc. 5) to ride the rods (AE) ( to ride illegally in the framework …

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  • 37ród — m IV, D. rodu, Ms. rodzie; lm M. rody 1. «u ludów pierwotnych samodzielna jednostka gospodarczo społeczna w obrębie plemienia, obejmująca pewną liczbę rodzin wywodzących się od wspólnego przodka» Naczelnik rodu. Rody wchodzące w skład plemienia.… …

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  • 38rod — noun 1》 a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal. 2》 a fishing rod. 3》 a slender straight stick or shoot growing on or cut from a tree or bush.     ↘(the rod) the use of a stick for caning or flogging. 4》 historical, chiefly Brit. another …

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  • 39Rod — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Mythologie 3 Autres …

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  • 40rod */*/ — UK [rɒd] / US [rɑd] noun [countable] Word forms rod : singular rod plural rods 1) a) a long thin bar or stick made of plastic, wood, or glass a curtain rod b) a fishing rod 2) medical a long thin cell in the retina in your eye. Rods make it… …

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