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spinning rod

spinning rod noun: a long, flexible fishing rod with guide rings and a mounting bracket for a spinning reel.

Noun

spinning rod (plural spinning rods)

  1. A long, flexible fishing rod with guide rings and a mounting bracket for a spinning reel.
    • An avid angler, she kept a collapsible spinning rod in the back of her truck in case she happened to drive past a likely-looking stream.
    • Hook, even with snap tackle and a spinning rod, a jack of 8 or 9 lb.,--he gives a shake or two, but still you may go on, wind, wind, till he is on shore […]1840, The New Sporting Magazine, Volume 18 ("The Fly-fisher's Text Book. Or, the Science and Practice of Fly-fishing for Salmon, Trout, &c."), page 171...

Forms of spinning rod

pluralspinning rods

Questions about spinning rod

What does spinning rod mean?
Spinning rod means a long, flexible fishing rod with guide rings and a mounting bracket for a spinning reel.
What part of speech is spinning rod?
Spinning rod is a noun.
What is the plural of spinning rod?
The plural of spinning rod is spinning rods.

Words near spinning rod in the dictionary

  1. spinning mules
  2. spinning off
  3. spinning one's wheels
  4. spinning out
  5. spinning plates
  6. spinning rod
  7. spinning rods
  8. spinning round
  9. spinning rust
  10. spinning someone's wheels
  11. spinning teacups

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