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the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from the black rod which he carries. He is of the king's chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords.
A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division.
A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.
See Gauge rod, under Gauge, n.
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One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.
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One of the Rodentia.
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Rodomontade.
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of Rodsman
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Full of rods or twigs.
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A rodomontadist.
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A rod used by conjurers, diviners, magicians, etc.
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A small stick; a rod; a verge.
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A rod used as a tie. See Tie.
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A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal.
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Swung by the tide when at anchor; -- opposed to wind-rode.
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Shaped like a little twig or rod.
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A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
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Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.
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