Aaron's rodn.

Brit.

/ˌɛːrənz ˈrɒd/,

/ˌɛːrn̩z ˈrɒd/, U.S.

/ˈɛrənz ˈrɑd/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Aaron , rod n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Aaron (see Aaron n.²) + rod n.¹ In senses 1 and 3 with allusion to the biblical account in Exodus 7:12 (compare quot. 1611 at sense 1); in sense 2 with allusion to the biblical account in Numbers 17:8 (compare quot. 1611 at sense 2); both are referred to in quot. 1631 at sense 1. Compare earlier goldenrod n.Compare German Aaronstab arum, lit. ‘Aaron's staff’ (1782 as Aronstab , or earlier); compare aaron n.¹

1. In similative and allusive use: a powerful force which devours or overwhelms everything around it.With reference to the biblical story of Aaron's rod being miraculously transformed into a serpent which devoured serpents conjured from rods by Pharaoh's magicians; see quot. 1611.In quot. 1631 also with reference to the story of the rod blossoming and yielding almonds (see quot. 1611 at sense 2).

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1611 Bible (King James) Exod. vii. 12 They cast downe euery man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aarons rod [Hebrew 'aharōn maṭṭēh, L. virga Aaron] swallowed vp their rods. ]

1631 E. Reynolds Three Treat. ii. 197 Wee have unto us propagated the very wrath of God. It is like Aarons rod, on our part a branch that buddeth unto iniquitie, and on Gods part a Serpent that stingeth unto Death.

1659 S. Slater Protectors Protection 55 The interest of the Church is not studied, self-interest, like Aarons rod swalloweth up all other, and drowns the glory of God and the publique good.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xlii. 286 The latter article is like Aaron's rod, and swallows up all the rest!

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. iii. 101 M. de Calonne has stretched out an Aaron's Rod over France;..and is summoning quite unexpected things.

1885 J. Payn Luck of Darrells xxxi Her later life, with its far more important incidents, had swallowed it up like Aaron's rod.

1912 Times 22 Jan. 36/2 The new dollar was..destined, like Aaron's rod, to swallow all the lesser productions of the provincial mints.

1973 M. Foot Aneurin Bevan II. iv. 150 But all issues were now amalgamated into one—an attack on the huge potential powers of the Minister. This was the Aaron's rod which ate up all the serpents.

2. Any of several plants with tall, straight flowering stems; esp. the common mullein, Verbascum thapsus, and the European goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea.

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1611 Bible (King James) Num. xvii. 8 The rod of Aaron [Hebrew maṭṭēh 'aharōn, L. virgam Aaron] for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. ]

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. 325 Rod, Aaron's, Solidago.

1787 R. W. Darwin Principia Botanica 262/1 Rod, Aaron's; King's spear; or Asphodel.

1834 M. Howitt Sketches Nat. Hist. 105 I'd Jacob's Ladder, Aaron's Rod, And the Peacock Gentianella.

1864 S. Thomson Wild Flowers (new ed.) 308 The well-named golden rod—Solidago vergaurea—also called ‘Aaron's rod’—which was at one time imported from abroad for surgical purposes.

1885 Vick's Monthly Mag. Feb. 47/2 The long buried seeds of the Giant Mullein, locally called Aaron's Rod, germinated and grew in great abundance.

1906 Indoors & Out May 82/2 It does not, like the Ampelopsis and Aaron's rod, consume everything until no stone is observable.

1977 Times 22 Oct. 12/7 ‘The devil's blanket plant’, or ‘Aaron's rod’, where second-growth spires of yellow flowers are surrounded by mullein moth fretted, lacy leaves.

2000 M. Roberts Edible & Medicinal Flowers 40 The European and Asian variety, S vigaurea, also known as Aaron's rod, was once called woundweed because it reputedly had wonderful healing properties.

3. Architecture. An ornamental figure consisting of a rod with a serpent entwined around it.

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Aaron's rod1830

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1830 A. Benjamin Pract. House Carpenter 113 Aaron's Rod, an ornamental figure representing a rod with a serpent entwined about it, and called by some, though improperly, the Caduceus of Mercury.

1882 F. T. Hodgson Builder's Guide 271 The distinction between the Caduceus and the Aaron's-Rod is that the former has two serpents twined in opposite directions, while the latter has but one.

1912 G. J. Hagar Everybody's Cycl. I. Aaron's rod, in architecture, is a rod like that of Mercury, but with only one serpent twined around it.

1992 J. S. Curl Classical Archit. 172/1 (figure) Aaron's Rod (if unwinged), or Caduceus (if winged).

4. slang. The penis. Cf. Aaron's bells n. 2.

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Percy1965

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chode1968

trouser snake1968

ding-a-ling1969

dipstick1970

tonk1970

noonies1972

salami1977

monkey1978

langer1983

wanker1987

1891 J. S. Farmer Slang II. 208/2 Cream-Stick..The penis... English Synonyms. Aaron's Rod.

1963 P. Fryer Mrs Grundy ii. 40 There is a series of expressions likening the penis to a tool or machine-part or domestic article of some kind:..rod of love and Aaron's rod.

1998 C. Barker Galilee i. ii. 7 There were dozens of representations of the male genitals—the lingam, the jade flute, Aaron's rod (or my father's favorite term: Il Santo Membro , the holy cock).

2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. t10 Considering the profuse synonymy available, and its splendid suggestiveness, additional chapters might have been entitled Aaron's rod, banana, baby-maker, coupling pin,..etc., etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aarons rod
释义	Aaron's rodn. Brit. /ˌɛːrənz ˈrɒd/, /ˌɛːrn̩z ˈrɒd/, U.S. /ˈɛrənz ˈrɑd/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Aaron , rod n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Aaron (see Aaron n.²) + rod n.¹ In senses 1 and 3 with allusion to the biblical account in Exodus 7:12 (compare quot. 1611 at sense 1); in sense 2 with allusion to the biblical account in Numbers 17:8 (compare quot. 1611 at sense 2); both are referred to in quot. 1631 at sense 1. Compare earlier goldenrod n.Compare German Aaronstab arum, lit. ‘Aaron's staff’ (1782 as Aronstab , or earlier); compare aaron n.¹ 1. In similative and allusive use: a powerful force which devours or overwhelms everything around it.With reference to the biblical story of Aaron's rod being miraculously transformed into a serpent which devoured serpents conjured from rods by Pharaoh's magicians; see quot. 1611.In quot. 1631 also with reference to the story of the rod blossoming and yielding almonds (see quot. 1611 at sense 2). ΚΠ 1611 Bible (King James) Exod. vii. 12 They cast downe euery man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aarons rod [Hebrew 'aharōn maṭṭēh, L. virga Aaron] swallowed vp their rods. View more context for this quotation] 1631 E. Reynolds Three Treat. ii. 197 Wee have unto us propagated the very wrath of God. It is like Aarons rod, on our part a branch that buddeth unto iniquitie, and on Gods part a Serpent that stingeth unto Death. 1659 S. Slater Protectors Protection 55 The interest of the Church is not studied, self-interest, like Aarons rod swalloweth up all other, and drowns the glory of God and the publique good. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xlii. 286 The latter article is like Aaron's rod, and swallows up all the rest! 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. iii. 101 M. de Calonne has stretched out an Aaron's Rod over France;..and is summoning quite unexpected things. 1885 J. Payn Luck of Darrells xxxi Her later life, with its far more important incidents, had swallowed it up like Aaron's rod. 1912 Times 22 Jan. 36/2 The new dollar was..destined, like Aaron's rod, to swallow all the lesser productions of the provincial mints. 1973 M. Foot Aneurin Bevan II. iv. 150 But all issues were now amalgamated into one—an attack on the huge potential powers of the Minister. This was the Aaron's rod which ate up all the serpents. 2. Any of several plants with tall, straight flowering stems; esp. the common mullein, Verbascum thapsus, and the European goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > other composite flowers ox-eyea1400 starwort?a1450 Jupiter's beard1567 goldenrod1568 achillea1597 blue camomile1597 blue daisy1597 cineraria1597 hog's bean1597 jackanapes on horseback1597 sea-starwort1597 sultan flower1629 mouse-ear1696 aster1706 Canada goldenrod1731 ageratum1737 rudbeckia1751 coreopsis1753 melampodium1754 Aaron's rod1760 zinnia1761 Michaelmas daisy1767 China aster1785 New England aster1785 catananche1798 sea-aster1812 cosmea1813 cosmos1813 gazania1813 erigeron1815 gousblom1822 Christmas daisy1829 rhodanthe1834 tassel-flower1836 ligularia1839 old maid1839 mountain daisy1848 purple coneflower1848 acroclinium1852 sea ox-eye1856 thimble-weed1860 helipterum1862 treasure-flower1866 Swan River daisy1873 blanket flower1879 cone-flower1879 blue marguerite1882 Solidago1883 yellow-top1887 Gaillardia1888 gerbera1889 youth and old age1889 pussytoes1892 niggerhead1893 Transvaal daisy1899 Barberton daisy1906 onion grass1909 ursinia1928 Cupid's dart1930 Livingstone daisy1932 1611 Bible (King James) Num. xvii. 8 The rod of Aaron [Hebrew maṭṭēh 'aharōn, L. virgam Aaron] for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. View more context for this quotation] 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. 325 Rod, Aaron's, Solidago. 1787 R. W. Darwin Principia Botanica 262/1 Rod, Aaron's; King's spear; or Asphodel. 1834 M. Howitt Sketches Nat. Hist. 105 I'd Jacob's Ladder, Aaron's Rod, And the Peacock Gentianella. 1864 S. Thomson Wild Flowers (new ed.) 308 The well-named golden rod—Solidago vergaurea—also called ‘Aaron's rod’—which was at one time imported from abroad for surgical purposes. 1885 Vick's Monthly Mag. Feb. 47/2 The long buried seeds of the Giant Mullein, locally called Aaron's Rod, germinated and grew in great abundance. 1906 Indoors & Out May 82/2 It does not, like the Ampelopsis and Aaron's rod, consume everything until no stone is observable. 1977 Times 22 Oct. 12/7 ‘The devil's blanket plant’, or ‘Aaron's rod’, where second-growth spires of yellow flowers are surrounded by mullein moth fretted, lacy leaves. 2000 M. Roberts Edible & Medicinal Flowers 40 The European and Asian variety, S vigaurea, also known as Aaron's rod, was once called woundweed because it reputedly had wonderful healing properties. 3. Architecture. An ornamental figure consisting of a rod with a serpent entwined around it. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > other ornaments pommela1300 crest1430 finial1448 balloon1592 brattishingc1593 knob1610 cartouche1611 ogive1611 fret1626 galace1663 acroterion1664 paternoster1728 semi-urn1742 patera1776 purfling1780 sailing course1807 vesica piscis (also piscium)1809 antefix1819 vesica1820 garland1823 stop1825 Aaron's rod1830 headwork1831 Vitruvian scroll1837 hip knob1838 stelea1840 ball-flower1840 notch-head1843 brandishing1846 buckle1848 cat's-head1848 bucrane1854 cresting1869 semi-ball1875 canephorus1880 crest-board1881 wave pattern1905 husk1934 foliate head1939 green man1939 1830 A. Benjamin Pract. House Carpenter 113 Aaron's Rod, an ornamental figure representing a rod with a serpent entwined about it, and called by some, though improperly, the Caduceus of Mercury. 1882 F. T. Hodgson Builder's Guide 271 The distinction between the Caduceus and the Aaron's-Rod is that the former has two serpents twined in opposite directions, while the latter has but one. 1912 G. J. Hagar Everybody's Cycl. I. Aaron's rod, in architecture, is a rod like that of Mercury, but with only one serpent twined around it. 1992 J. S. Curl Classical Archit. 172/1 (figure) Aaron's Rod (if unwinged), or Caduceus (if winged). 4. slang. The penis. Cf. Aaron's bells n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun] > penis weapona1000 tarsec1000 pintleOE cock?c1335 pillicock?c1335 yard1379 arrowa1382 looma1400 vergea1400 instrumentc1405 fidcocka1475 privya1500 virile member (or yard)?1541 prickc1555 tool1563 pillock1568 penis1578 codpiece1584 needle1592 bauble1593 dildo1597 nag1598 virility1598 ferret1599 rubigo?a1600 Jack1604 mentula1605 virge1608 prependent1610 flute1611 other thing1628 engine1634 manhood1640 cod1650 quillity1653 rammer1653 runnion1655 pego1663 sex1664 propagator1670 membrum virile1672 nervea1680 whore-pipe1684 Roger1689 pudding1693 handle?1731 machine1749 shaft1772 jock1790 poker1811 dickyc1815 Johnny?1833 organ1833 intromittent apparatus1836 root1846 Johnson1863 Peter1870 John Henry1874 dickc1890 dingusc1890 John Thomasc1890 old fellowc1890 Aaron's rod1891 dingle-dangle1893 middle leg1896 mole1896 pisser1896 micky1898 baby-maker1902 old man1902 pecker1902 pizzle1902 willy1905 ding-dong1906 mickey1909 pencil1916 dingbatc1920 plonkerc1920 Johna1922 whangera1922 knob1922 tube1922 ding1926 pee-pee1927 prong1927 pud1927 hose1928 whang1928 dong1930 putz1934 porkc1935 wiener1935 weenie1939 length1949 tadger1949 winkle1951 dinger1953 winky1954 dork1961 virilia1962 rig1964 wee-wee1964 Percy1965 meat tool1966 chopper1967 schlong1967 swipe1967 chode1968 trouser snake1968 ding-a-ling1969 dipstick1970 tonk1970 noonies1972 salami1977 monkey1978 langer1983 wanker1987 1891 J. S. Farmer Slang II. 208/2 Cream-Stick..The penis... English Synonyms. Aaron's Rod. 1963 P. Fryer Mrs Grundy ii. 40 There is a series of expressions likening the penis to a tool or machine-part or domestic article of some kind:..rod of love and Aaron's rod. 1998 C. Barker Galilee i. ii. 7 There were dozens of representations of the male genitals—the lingam, the jade flute, Aaron's rod (or my father's favorite term: Il Santo Membro , the holy cock). 2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. t10 Considering the profuse synonymy available, and its splendid suggestiveness, additional chapters might have been entitled Aaron's rod, banana, baby-maker, coupling pin,..etc., etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1631
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