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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
rod
    n 1: a long thin implement made of metal or wood
    2: any rod-shaped bacterium
    3: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole]
    4: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole]
    5: a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light [syn:
       rod, rod cell, retinal rod]
    6: a gangster's pistol [syn: gat, rod]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rod \Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See Rood.]
   1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender
      bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
      Specifically:
      (a) An instrument of punishment or correction;
          figuratively, chastisement.
          [1913 Webster]

                He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.
                                                  xiii. 24.
          [1913 Webster]
      (b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence,
          figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
          "The rod, and bird of peace." --Shak.
      (c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay.
      (d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for
          sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and
          compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion,
          etc.; a connecting bar.
      (e) An instrument for measuring.
          [1913 Webster]

   2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
      called also perch, and pole.
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   Black rod. See in the Vocabulary.

   Rods and cones (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of
      the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are
      cylindrical, others somewhat conical.
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3. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016)
ROD
       Rewritable Optical Disk (OD)
       

4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
ROD. A measure sixteen feet and a half long; a perch. 



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