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