A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.

To move slowly and heavily.

Anything which moves slowly.

A rod or pole.

A measure of length, being 16½ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.

The bracket attached to a drum that accepts a tension rod.

In wristwatch-cases, a thin metal rod fixed between the horns, for attaching the wrist band.

As applied to boiler suspension, a steel eyepiece fitted and riveted or welded to the curvature of a boiler shell or drum and connected by a steel U-bolt or sling rod to overhead steel structure; used to support the weight of a boiler.