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flyrod en · NOUN

Etymology

From fly + rod.

Meanings

  1. a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly
    • Though the flyrod remains Gowdy’s preference, the best way to characterize his angling style these days is: whatever it takes to get the big ones, an approach he attributes to a chance encounter 10 years ago in a Chinese restaurant near his home at the time in North Andover, Mass. 2008 June 21, Peter Kaminsky, “Taking His Cue From the Fish”, in New York Times:

Forms

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fly rod alternative lexicographic
flyrods Number=Plur lexicographic
fly-rod alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

flyrodder