Meanings
plural anglerods · alternative angle-rod
- rarefishing rod
Remission in favor of William Davis, (signed, Thomas Wilson, vicar,) his fault being only for using his angle-rod on the Sabbath.
1867, Clarence Hopper, A Descriptive Account of a Series of Churchwardens' Presentments, page 291 more example
Or they sit all day at swamps with anglerods, and on that account think themselves PROFOUND; but whoever fisheth where there are no fish, I do not even call him superficial!
1898, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Dutchhengelroede
- GermanAngelrute
- Englishanglerod
Possibly a calque of German Angelrute or calque of Dutch hengelroede; equivalent to angle (“to fish”) + rod.
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anglerod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglerod
“anglerod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglerod. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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