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棍子,棍棒,杆子,釣竿,教鞭,鞭子

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

                He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.
                                                  xiii. 24.
      (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.

   2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
      called also {perch}, and {pole}.

   {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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

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