stair rod

noun

1. a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser.

stair rod

noun

1. any of a series of rods placed in the angles between the steps of a carpeted staircase, used to hold the carpet in position

Word History and Origins

Origin of stair rod¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

I declare that for a few seconds after I rattled the stair-rod you might have cut the silence with a knife.

From Project Gutenberg

At the foot of the stairs the horror, caught by something—a banister—a stair-rod—stopped.

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But the stair-rod of the fifth step had worked loose: the carpet slipped, and he tumbled down with considerable uproar.

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Of course it must not be a screw-eye and a stair-rod; but anyone will understand, from this description, how to effect it.

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