drain rod

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noun

one of a series of flexible rods with threaded ends that screw together and can be pushed to and fro in a drain to clear a blockage

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Words nearby drain rod

draining board, drainlayer, drainless, drainpipe, drainpipes, drain rod, drainspout, Draize test, drake, drake fly, Drakensberg

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How to use drain rod in a sentence

So I asked the driver to honk the horn, which he does, and Rod looks over.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And of course, Rod, being Rod, goes for it a hundred percent; his mouth drops open and he says, ‘What?’
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Drain immediately and immerse the beans in ice water to stop the cooking.
The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rod Stewart and Diane Sawyer This is just highly entertaining.
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Creator Rod Serling was compelled by the need “not to just entertain but to enlighten.”
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The formula would be: “The pump invented—Drain a well ,” or Water raised in a hollow.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
A connecting rod worked a balance-beam, which worked the air-pump, feed-pump, and plug-rod for moving the valves.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
A piece of iron sticking out from the cross-head carried the plug-rod for working the gear-handles.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The night was pitch-dark, it rained in torrents, there was mud and water everywhere, and the ground was too flat to drain.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman