AARON'S ROD

PRONUNCIATION: (air-uhnz ROD)

MEANING: noun:
1. A powerful force that overcomes others around it.
2. Any of various plants with tall, flowering stems, like goldenrod or mullein.
3. An architectural molding featuring a snake motif, sometimes with vines and leaves.

ETYMOLOGY: After Aaron, a prophet in the Old Testament. Earliest documented use: 1631.
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AARON'S ROAD - metaphorical image describing one doomed to be always outshined by his flashier prother

AARON'S ROD - the bat used by baseball star Henry [Hank] Aaron

AKRON'S ROD - a stabilizing device used in the manufacture of racing tires