rod

noun

1.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
berling bow
2.
any rod-shaped bacterium
rodling rodmoss
3.
a linear measure of 16.5 feet
perch pole
4.
a square rod of land
stang perch pole
5.
a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
retinal rod rod cell
6.
a gangster's pistol
gat