flyrod en · NOUN
Etymology
From fly + rod.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fly rod | alternative | lexicographic | |
| flyrods | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fly-rod | alternative | lexicographic |