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.

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anchorite

Also called fish pole.

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

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