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A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar,
as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). |
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An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively,
chastisement. |
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A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively,
power; authority; tyranny; oppression. |
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A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. |
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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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An instrument for measuring. |
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A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also perch, and pole. |
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