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stunrod

stunrod noun: a baton that delivers an electric shock upon striking someone or something.

Noun

stunrod (plural stunrods)

  1. A baton that delivers an electric shock upon striking someone or something.
    • One of Checker's monitors unbolted a hatch set in the middle of the grate while two more drew stunrods and stood guard.1996, Paul Chafe, Mission Critical: Death of the Phoenix - A Novel, →ISBN, page 92
    • Outside stood two tall men, anonymous in black shock armor, their stunrods loose in their hands.2007, Kristin Landon, The Hidden Worlds, →ISBN, page 147

Examples of stunrod in a sentence

  • Any little thing, and at every petty little turn, if I did something he disapproved of, which was everything, he'd set his stunrod on low and hit me.2016 July 8, Fey Truet, Altered World, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
  • She saw Ackerman's stunrod before she saw him.2017 September 19, Ryan Graudin, Invictus, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Forms of stunrod

pluralstunrods

Origin of stunrod

From stun + rod.

Questions about stunrod

What does stunrod mean?
Stunrod means a baton that delivers an electric shock upon striking someone or something.
How do you use stunrod in a sentence?
Any little thing, and at every petty little turn, if I did something he disapproved of, which was everything, he'd set his stunrod on low and hit me.
What part of speech is stunrod?
Stunrod is a noun.
What is the plural of stunrod?
The plural of stunrod is stunrods.

Words near stunrod in the dictionary

  1. stunnings
  2. stunod
  3. stunods
  4. stunpoll
  5. stunpolls
  6. stunrod
  7. stunrods
  8. stuns
  9. stuns'l
  10. stuns'ls
  11. stunsail

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