| divine |
to find (a source of water) by use of a forked rod that is believed to be drawn toward the source. [1/12 definitions] |
| divining rod |
a forked stick used by dowsers to search for underground water; dowsing rod. |
| dowel |
a narrow round wooden rod. [1/3 definitions] |
| dowse |
to search with a divining rod for underground water or minerals. |
| dowser |
a person who uses a divining rod to search for underground water; water witch. |
| expansion bolt |
a threaded metal rod or pin, usu. used in stone and concrete, that has an attachment that expands as it is screwed into a surface. |
| eyebolt |
a threaded metal rod or pin with a loop at one end. |
| ferule |
a rod, flat stick, or cane used for punishing children. [1/2 definitions] |
| fishing rod |
a long thin flexible rod, usu. equipped with a reel as well as a line and hook, that is used in catching fish. |
| flog |
to beat harshly with a whip or rod. |
| fly-cast |
to fish by casting an artificial fly, attached to a light leader, which is in turn attached to a heavy line, with a lightweight, flexible rod. |
| fly casting |
the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting a heavy line, from a lightweight flexible rod, to which an artificial fly has been attached by means of a light leader. |
| fly-fishing |
a method of fishing that involves casting with a rod and and using an artifical fly as bait. |
| fuel rod |
a rod-shaped unit that contains nuclear fuel such as plutonium or uranium. |
| goad |
a rod with a pointed or electric tip, used to urge cattle or other animals to move; prod. [1/4 definitions] |
| hickory |
the wood of a hickory tree, or a rod made of this wood for use as a walking stick or switch. [1/2 definitions] |
| immersion heater |
an electric coil or rod used to heat liquid while immersed in it. |
| jackstay |
a rope or rod along a ship's yard, gaff, or boom to which one edge of a sail is fastened. [2/3 definitions] |
| knitting needle |
a long slender rod of plastic, metal, or the like for hand-knitting that is tapered at one or both ends and usu. used in pairs. |
| lead2 |
a rod of graphite or the like used for marking, as in pencils. [1/10 definitions] |
| lead pencil |
a writing or drawing implement consisting of a thin rod of graphite encased in wood. |