(n.) A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar,
as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
(n.) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively,
chastisement.
(n.) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively,
power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
(n.) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.
(n.) A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended
weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting
reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.
(n.) An instrument for measuring.
(n.) A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also perch, and pole.
