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ROD, n. L. radius, ray, radix, root.

1. The shoot or long twig of any woody plant a branch, or the stem of a shrub as a rod of hazle, of birch, of oak or hickory. Hence,

2. An instrument of punishment or correction chastisement.

I will chasten him with the rod of men. 2 Samuel 7 . Proverbs 10 .

3. Discipline ecclesiastical censures. 1 Corinthians 4 .

4. A king of scepter.

The rod and bird of peace.

5. A pole for angling something long and slender.

6. An instrument for measuring but more generally, a measure of length containing five yards, or sixteen feet and a half a pole a perch. In many parts of the United States, rod is universally used for pole or perch.

7. In Scripture, a staff or wand. 1 Samuel 14 .

8. Support.

Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Psalms 23 .

9. A shepherd's crook. Leviticus 27 .

10. An instrument for threshing. Isaiah 28 .

11. Power authority. Psalms 125 .

12. A tribe or race. Psalms 74 .

Rod of iron, the mighty power of Christ. Revelation 19 . Psalms 2 .