ROD 



part of Chelter county, South Carolina, and is one of the 

 largeit fifhing places in the fouthern Mates. It is fnid that a 

 fifherman, with a hand net, fometimes takes 10 or 12,000 

 (had in a day. 



Rocky Point, a cape on the S. coalt of Jamaica, S. of 

 Carlifle bay. — Alfo, a cape on the S. fhore of lake Erie. — 

 Alfo, a cape on the coall of New Albion. N. lat. 41 8'. 

 E. long. 236° 5'. — Alio, a cape on the S.E. coall of Alafh- 

 ka, fo named by Capt. Cook in 1778. N. lat. 55 10'. 

 E. long. 198" 50'. 



Rocky River, a river of the Indiana territory, which 

 runs into the E. fide of Mifhfippi river, about 70 miles be- 

 low the mouth of Mifla river. 



Rocky Land, in Agriculture, that fort which is much 

 covered or befet with rocks or Hones, either upon the fur- 

 face or underneath it. Land of this kind is very common, 

 and of conliderable extent in many parts of the country, 

 and, of courfe, often very injurious to the operations of til- 

 lage, as well as of planting, and many others. See Clear- 

 j N G, and R ECXA [MIS G, Lund. 



ROCO Grande, in Geography, an ifland on the coalt of 

 the Spanifh Main, in the Weft Indies. N. lat. n° 5'. 

 W. long. 67° 39'. 



ROCOU. See Roucou. 



ROCQUIGNY, in Geography, a town of France, in 

 the department of the Ardennes ; 1 2 miles N. of Rethel. 



ROCROY, a town of France, and principal place of a 

 diltridt, in the department of the Ardennes. The place con- 

 tains 2875, and the canton 8077 inhabitants, on a territory 

 of 237^ kiliometres, in 12 communes. N. lat. 49 cc'. 

 E. long. 4 3$'. 



ROD, VlEGA, Virge, a wand, or long (lender (tick, or 

 ftaff. See Verge. 



Rod is alfo ufed for a land-meafure of 16^ feet : the fame 

 with perch and pole. It is likewife a long meafure in Sweden, 

 equal to 8 ells or 16 feet, the Swedilh foot being to the 

 Er.glifh as 40 to 39. See Measure. 



There are alfo local rods of feven yards and an half, or 

 more. Likewife fome of fmaller lengths in particular 

 places. See Weights and Measures. 

 Rod, in Gauging. See GAVGinc-Rod. 

 Rod, in the Manege, called in French gaule, is a fvvitch, 

 held by the horleman in his right hand, partly to reprefent 

 a fword, and partly to conduct the horfc, and fecoud the 

 effects of the hand and heels. 



Rod, Golden, or Aaron's, in Botany. See GoLDEN- 

 Rod. 



Rod, Shepherd's. SeeTEAZEi. 

 Rod, Golden, Tree. Sec Bosea. 

 Ron-Knights, in Ancient Cujloms. See Redmans. 

 Rod, Black. See Yi\.\VK-Rod, and USHER. 

 Rod, ExeiiePs. See Ezekiel. 

 Ron, Fifhing. See Fishing. 

 Rod, Rhinehind. See Rhineland. 



RODA, in Geography, a town of Saxony, in Thuriii- 

 ; 3 miles N. of Sangerfhaulen. — Alfo, a town of Spain, 



in the province of Aragon ; 20 miles S. of Ainfa Alio, 



a town of Spain, in Catalonia, on the Tar ; 6 miles N.N.E. 

 of Vicque. — Alfo, a town 01 S ixony, in the principality of 

 Altenburg; 28 miles W.S.W. of Altenburg.— Alio, a 

 river of Germany, which runs into the Mayne, 2 miles be- 

 low Hanau. — Alfo, a town of Egypt, on the Nile ; 3 miles 

 E. of Afhmunein. 



Roda, La, a town of Spain, in New Caftile ; 19 miles 

 S. of Alarcon. 



RODABERG. See Roettvik. 



ROUACH, a town of Germany, in the principality of 



K O I) 



Coburg; 6 miles W.N. W. of Coburg 



N. lat. 50° 2 1'. 

 L. long. io , 57'. lhe town lies on a river of the fame 

 name, which runs into the Itfek, 6 miles S. of Coburg. 



RCDAK, a town of Hindooftan, in the country of 

 Delhi ; 50 miles E. of HilTar. N. lat. 29 . E ' 



35'< 



long. 76 



RODANSEE, a lake of the Ucker Mark of Branden- 

 burg, S. ot Templin. 



RODAS, a town of South America, in the province of 

 Popavan ; 65 miles S. of Santa Fe de Antioquia. 

 RODATIO, unufual fhortnefs of the eye-lafhes. 

 RODAU, in Geography, a town of Saxony, in the Vogt- 

 land ; 6 miles W. of Plauen.— Alfo, a river of Germany, 

 winch runs into the Wumme, 2 miles W. of Rotenburg, 

 in the county of Verden. 



RODAUN, a river of Pruffia, which joins the Motlau at 

 Dantzic, near which both together fall into the Viilula. 



RODAW, a town of Pruflia, in the province of Ober- 

 land ; 14 miles E.N.E. of Marienwerder. 



RODBYE, a fea-port town of Denmark, in the ifland of 



Laaland, with a convenient harbour. The principal article of 



trade is corn ; 10 miles S.E. of Nafkov. N. lat. sa° ±2' 



E. long. ii° 24'. 3+ * ' 



RODDA, a town of Arabia, in the province of Yemen ; 



4milesN.W. of Sana Alfo, a town of Egypt, on the 



Nile, at the mouth of one of the branches of the canal of 

 Jofeph ; 115 miles S. of Cairo. 



RODDEN, a river of England, in the county of Salop, 

 which runs into the Tern, 3 miles W. of Wellington. 



Rodden Cribs, in Agriculture, a fort of large wicker- 

 work bafket, for containing the hay or other fodder in farm- 

 yards. It is obferved by Mr. Marlhall, in his " Rural Eco- 

 nomy of the Vale of Gloucelter," that thefe large bafkets are 

 made of the top wood of willow pollards, and are an utenfil 

 common to this county and to Lincolnfhire, though (ituated 

 on the oppofite fides of the ifland : but they are alike grafs- 

 land counties, wherein cattle are fattened on hay. They 

 are about fix feet in diameter. The height of the bafket- 

 work is two feet and a half; of the (takes, three feet and a 

 half; their heads rifing about a foot above the bafket. The 

 width between the flakes twelve to fourteen inches. The 

 fize, that of large hedge-flakes. The thicknefs of the rods 

 varies from that of a fmall hedge-ftake, down to a well-fized 

 edder. 



And in making thefe hay-bafkets, the (takes are firft 

 driven in a ring of the required fize firmly into the ground. 

 Some of the larger rods are then wound iu at the bottom, in 

 the bafket-work manner. Upon thefe the fmaller rods are 

 wound ; the middle part of the work requiring the halt 

 itrength, referring the largell for the top. In the winding 

 and due binding of thofe the principal part of the art of 

 withy crib making rells. Some makers warm thefe thick 

 rods in burning 11 raw : others wind them cold; one man 

 drawing them with a rope, while another beats them at the 

 Hake with a wooden beetle, until they acquire a degree of 

 fupplenefs. They are moltly made by men who go about 

 the country, and who by practice make them very com- 

 pletely ; winding in the top rods fo firmly and fo regu- 

 larly, that it is difficult to know which has been the fait 

 put in. 



When in ufe, the cattle lay their necks between the tops 

 of the Hakes. Each being thus kept in it.; place, the malter 

 cattle are ill a degree prevented from running round and 

 driving away tin- underlings. The clofencfa of thefe cribs 

 prevents a waftfi ot hay, either by the wind or by the cattle. 

 On the whole they are ufefill, fimple, cheap, and if well made, 

 will lad fcveral year.. 



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