To submit to punishment.

Alternative spelling of flyrod

Any of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction

(shipbuilding) A gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of bolt required.

A rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine.

(dated) lightning rod

A light cane for equestrians.

Synonym of range pole

Synonym of range pole

(rail transport) A rod that couples the driving wheels of a locomotive, a steam locomotive in particular, so that the driving wheels act together as a unit.