Definitions
any rod-shaped bacterium
Word origin
From Middle English rodde, from Old English *rodd or *rodde (attested in dative plural roddum (“rod, pole”)), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Germanic *rudd- (“stick, club”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewdʰ- (“to clear land”). Compare Old Norse rudda (“club”). For the root, compare English rid. Presumably unrelated to Proto-Germanic *rōdō (“rod, pole”).
Used in a sentence
“The circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it.”
“When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water.”
“So was I brought up: they tell mee, that in all my youth, I never felt rod [translating verges] but twice, and that very lightly.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues
01“Rigid bar”3 letters
02“Straight bar”3 letters
03“Thin metal bar”3 letters
04“Thin pole”3 letters
05“Thin straight bar”3 letters
06“Fishing pole”3 letters
07“Long thin stick”3 letters
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