fishing rod

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noun

a long, slender, cylindrical, flexible rod usually made of bamboo, steel, or fiberglass, for use with a reel and line in catching fish.

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Origin of fishing rod

First recorded in 1545–55

Words nearby fishing rod

fishing, fishing banks, fishing expedition, fishing ground, fishing pole, fishing rod, fishing smack, fishing tackle, fishing trip, fishing worm, fish in troubled waters

How to use fishing rod in a sentence

This technique starts with a fishing rod made from a stick and with a line tied to the end of it.
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"My boy's got a fishing-rod," said Tweasle; and he took the Italian villa on a repairing lease.
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He knows horses and books; he has been known to hunt; he has been seen with a fishing rod in his hand.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
Philip Ammon arose: picking up the pail of greens and his fishing rod, he stood waiting.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter

Leander waited until he became impatient; then he called out that if she wanted to see the fishing-rod she had better come along.
Friendship and Folly|Maria Louise Pool
But just then along came that resourceful old gentleman, Mr. Sloane, with fishing-rod and a can of bait.
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British Dictionary definitions for fishing rod

fishing rod

noun

a long tapered flexible pole, often in jointed sections, for use with a fishing line and, usually, a reel

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fishing rod

Origin of fishing rod

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British Dictionary definitions for fishing rod