picture rod en · NOUN
Meanings
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A picture rail
"If you take it like that," he chuckled, "how will old Johnson take it? Go out and hang himself to his own picture-rods, I hope!"
1899, E. W. Hornung, The Amateur Cracksman, Nine Points of the Law:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| picture rods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |