rod 
/ˈrɑ:d/ noun
plural rods /ˈrɑ:d/ noun [count] 1 : a straight, thin stick or bar
▪ a curtain rod — see also lightning rod, ramrod 2 : a pole with a line and usually a reel that is used in fishing
▪ a fishing rod 3 old-fashioned : a stick used to hit or whip someone as a form of punishment
▪ He grew up in a time when people still believed in the old saying: spare the rod and spoil the child. [=believed that children should be physically punished for bad behavior in order to be raised correctly]
▪ a curtain rod — see also lightning rod, ramrod
▪ a fishing rod
▪ He grew up in a time when people still believed in the old saying: spare the rod and spoil the child. [=believed that children should be physically punished for bad behavior in order to be raised correctly]
rule with a rod of iron — see 2rule
— see also hot rod
