n. [ The same word as rood. See Rood. ]
He that spareth his rod hateth his son. Prov. xiii. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]
Black rod.
Rods and cones (Anat.),
a. Full of rods or twigs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ruddy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Rood, the cross. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Rud. ] Redness; complexion. [ Obs. ] “His rode was red.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
imp. of Ride. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) One of the Rodentia. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to gnaw. See Rase, v. t., and cf. Rostrum. ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Rodent, a. ] (Zool.) An order of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar teeth. The rats, squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong to this order. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The incisor teeth are long, curved, and strongly enameled on the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge. They have a persistent pulp and grow continuously. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ SP., a going round. ] A round-up. See Round-up. [ Western U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]