fishing pole

a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.

Words nearby fishing pole

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Also called fish pole.

One day he took his brother's fishing-pole into the rapids, and accidentally broke it.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Why, you are sure to see him somewhere on the quai with his fishing-pole.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar|Maurice Leblanc
He chuckled with a dry sort of rattling sound, rubbed his leg, and thumped the ground with the butt of the Dryad's fishing-pole.
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey
The boy looked round, without, however, moving his fishing-pole.
Stuyvesant|Jacob Abbott

As the reptile went up, Darry went down, and ran along the brook's edge, still with his fishing-pole in his hand.
Boys of The Fort|Ralph Bonehill