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spinning rod

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Examples

  • 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.
  • 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: https://books.google.com/books?id=jPw7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA171&dq=%22spinning+rod%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihtofHqNzfAhXmQd8KHT2VAX843gIQ6AEIXDAJ#v=onepage&q=%22spinning%20rod%22&f=false 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 [...]
  • 1859, Isaak Walton & Charles Cotton, The Complete Angler, Routledge, Warnes and Routledge, page 236: https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng1JAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA236&dq=%22spinning+rod%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwit7f6VptzfAhVjQt8KHZ25Bjw46AIQ6AEISTAG#v=onepage&q=%22spinning%20rod%22&f=false The pieces of the spinning-rod should be moderately stout--something between those of the trolling-rod and the larger trout fly-rod--and they should be ringed with middle-sized upright rings, and should be tolerably elastic.

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noun

Meaning 2

a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fishing rod, fishing pole

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