rod
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rods
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rods
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROD
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a pole with a line and usually a reel that is used in fishing
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old-fashioned
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a stick used to hit or whip someone as a form of punishment
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He grew up in a time when people still believed in the old saying: spare the rod and spoil the child. [=believed that children should be physically punished for bad behavior in order to be raised correctly]
rule with a rod of iron
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see also hot rod
