rod
Isaac Kremer/ January 14, 2018/ / 0 comments
A piece or strip of wood, such as could be cut out of a plank; that is to say, about 2 inches square; as used by carpenters for setting out their work… 2. A unit of length equal to 5 1/2 yards 16 1/2 feet, and equivalent to 5.029 meters. 3. A straight pole or bar, conspicuously marked with graduations, and used in measuring the vertical distance between a point on the ground and the line of sight of a surveyor’s level. Also called leveling rod, stadia rod. (Sturgis, 1900)
