fit rod

English

Noun

fit rod (plural fit rods)

(shipbuilding) A gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of bolt required.

References

Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Fit rod”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.
“fit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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