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stair rod
noun
- a rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser.
stair rod
noun
- any of a series of rods placed in the angles between the steps of a carpeted staircase, used to hold the carpet in position
Word History and Origins
Origin of stair rod1
Example Sentences
Amid the stair rod rain, McGinn thundered a rising shot against the crossbar and a deflected Scott McTominay shot squirmed wide before another McGinn rocket whistled over.
Stair′-rod, one of a number of metallic rods for holding a stair-carpet in its place.—adv.
The whole thing was so ridiculous that the mother attempted to rush down stairs three at a time, to have her husband come up to prayer meeting, when she stubbed herself on a stair rod, and—well, she got the black eye on the journey down stairs, though what hit her she will probably never know.
As he looked at Doctor Morgan coming towards him, Rendel, without knowing it, was conscious of every detail that formed the background to that figure of foreboding: of the sunlight glancing on the glass of a picture, of its reflection in the brass of a loose stair rod that had escaped from its fastenings, and of which, even in that moment, Rendel's methodical mind automatically made a note.
The whole thing was so ridiculous that the mother attempted to rush down stairs three at a time, to have her husband come up to the prayer meeting, when she stubbed herself on a stair rod, and—well, she got the black eye on the journey down stairs, though what hit her she will probably never know.
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