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dicker-rod

dicker-rod noun: a device consisting of a three-yard-long rod with a marker at the end, used in gridiron football to determine first down.

Noun

dicker-rod (plural dicker-rods)

  1. A device consisting of a three-yard-long rod with a marker at the end, used in gridiron football to determine first down.

Forms of dicker-rod

pluraldicker-rods
alternative formdickerod

Origin of dicker-rod

From inventor George Dicker + rod.

Questions about dicker-rod

What does dicker-rod mean?
Dicker-rod means a device consisting of a three-yard-long rod with a marker at the end, used in gridiron football to determine first down.
What part of speech is dicker-rod?
Dicker-rod is a noun.
What is the plural of dicker-rod?
The plural of dicker-rod is dicker-rods.

Words near dicker-rod in the dictionary

  1. Dickensism
  2. Dickensisms
  3. Dickenson
  4. Dickenson County
  5. dicker
  6. dicker-rod
  7. dicker-rods
  8. dickered
  9. dickerer
  10. dickerers
  11. dickering

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