anglerod

English

Alternative forms
  • angle-rod

Etymology

Possibly a calque of German Angelrute or calque of Dutch hengelroede; equivalent to angle (“to fish”) +‎ rod.

Noun

anglerod (plural anglerods)

  1. (rare) fishing rod
    • 1867, Clarence Hopper, A Descriptive Account of a Series of Churchwardens' Presentments, page 29:
      Remission in favor of William Davis, (signed, Thomas Wilson, vicar,) his fault being only for using his angle-rod on the Sabbath.
    • 1898, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra:
      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!
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