fishing rod
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈfɪʃɪŋ rɑd/
:
caña de pescar
- I'd have to move my stuff—sleeping bag, frying pan, and fishing rod—over to the guest house, which was spacious enough.
- buy a fishing rod
- holding a fishing rod
- grab my fishing rod
All right Well we built a shelter, we built a fishing rod and a spear, we built a fire.
- All right Well we built a shelter, we built a fishing rod and a spear, we built a fire.
- The pilots, they're out to their neck with fishing rods, right, surf casting and the waves had slowly walked them out.
- And no I don't mean a reeled in by a fishing rod.
- And then he's like, no, no, seriously, where's my fishing rod bugging him just in little bits.
- And and he you only got to Google him on Google him, you know, and and and he's got like, you know, supplying HMP park with a fishing rod.
- Because this goes back to if you give somebody a fishing rod, which is what we tend to do, we give people Social Security money.
Examples
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Before heading to the lake, he carefully inspected his fishing rod to ensure it was in good condition.
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My husband is checking his fishing rod a few yards away; maybe we could, after all, have trout for breakfast again.
Academic text (2005) -
How am I supposed to use a fishing rod?
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I found a fishing rod up there.
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Give me my fishing rod.
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Hey, babe, have you seen my fishing rod?
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A few times he was observed by the lake shore eating raw fish that he caught on his fishing rod.
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Then he took a fishing rod and poked the hook through one of the worm pieces.
Fiction book (1999) -
The middle one of the three was Howard himself, holding a long fishing rod from the end of which dangled a fair-sized fish.
Fiction book (2002) -
He'd had a strike—his fishing rod was bent and vibrating in his hands.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
318
1.0
A long thin stick used to support things or in sports
12
1.4
A long thin rod used to catch fish by holding a line and throwing it into the water
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a long, thin stick or pole used in fishing' is directly and literally composed from 'fishing' (the activity of catching fish) and 'rod' (a long straight piece of material). This straightforward noun+noun combination and its cross-linguistic parallels make the sense immediately inferable for a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Fishing rod comes from two simple words: fishing and rod. A rod is a long thin stick used to throw and control a line so you can catch fish, so the name gives a clear picture of the tool and its use.