rods and poles

[Jim Parish]

Katherine Martin asked:
> Does anyone have further insight into this, specifically concerning a)
> whether "pole" does typically indicate a simpler sort of fishing rod;
> (b) whether there is a colloquial/standard dimension to pole/rod?

Hmm. I don't commonly use either word, but I think I would regard "rod" as a
hyponym of "pole". The proverbial stick with a string on it is a fishing (or
fishin') pole, but definitely not a fishing rod.

Jim Parish
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