Definition of rod

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Rod (n.) A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar..

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Voluminous :: Voluminous (a.) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer..
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