† ˈmeterod Obs.
Also metrod.
[f. mete v.1 or met n.1 + rod n. Cf. MDu. meteroede, Du. meetroede.]
A measuring rod. Also fig.
| 1535 Coverdale Ezek. xl. 5 The meterodde that he had in his honde, was six cubites longe and a spanne. 1556 Withals Dict. (1568) 14/1 A metrod, to measure the land with. 1579 J. Jones Preserv. Bodie & Soule i. xli. 92 Measured by the meterod of affection. |