"Rod" is a word in ENGLISH
A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively,
power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar,
as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively,
chastisement.
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.
A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.
An instrument for measuring.
A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also perch, and pole.
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.
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Several years ago, Andy was sentenced to prison. During his stay, he got along well with the guards and all his fellow inmates. The warden saw that deep down, Andy was a good person and made arrangements for Andy to learn a trade while doing his time. After three years, Andy was recognized as one of the best carpenters in the local area. Often he would be given a weekend pass to do odd jobs for the citizens of the community.... and he always reported back to prison before Sunday night was over.The warden was thinking of remodeling his kitchen and in fact had done much of the work himself. But he lacked the skills to build a set of kitchen cupboards and a large counter top which he had promised his wife. So he called Andy into his office and asked him to complete the job for him.But, alas, Andy refused. He told the warden, "Gosh, I'd really like to help you but counter fitting is what got me into prison in the first place".
Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.
Read the complete definitionOne who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
Read the complete definitionPertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
Read the complete definitionAbhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
Read the complete definitionTo cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.
Read the complete definitionábo - A kind of small fish, growing to about six inches in length, and supposed to be very lazy …
Read the complete definitionOn board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
Read the complete definitionEarlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
Read the complete definitionAbove the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
Read the complete definitionOn deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice.
Read the complete definitionThat which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.
Read the complete definitionHence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
Read the complete definitionTo make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge.
Read the complete definitionConsidered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, …
Read the complete definitionA bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
Read the complete definitionA garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical …
Read the complete definitionTo become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to …
Read the complete definitionTo equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
Read the complete definitionTo join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.
Read the complete definitionA statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given …
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