Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical. / (biology) Specifically, describing a form of bacterium.

To replenish (a pasture, lawn, or field) by adding more seeds over top of the existing vegetation (as opposed to tilling and replanting the land).

(medicine, archaic) A thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.

(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.