stair rod

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noun

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

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Origin of stair rod

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby stair rod

stair, staircase, stairhead, stairlift, StairMaster, stair rod, stairs, stairstep, stairway, stairwell, stake

How to use stair rod in a sentence

I declare that for a few seconds after I rattled the stair-rod you might have cut the silence with a knife.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896|Various
At the foot of the stairs the horror, caught by something—a banister—a stair-rod—stopped.
The Magic World|Edith Nesbit
But the stair-rod of the fifth step had worked loose: the carpet slipped, and he tumbled down with considerable uproar.
The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird
Of course it must not be a screw-eye and a stair-rod; but anyone will understand, from this description, how to effect it.
The Pyrotechnist's Treasury|Thomas Kentish

British Dictionary definitions for stair rod

stair rod

noun

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

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