Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rod the wielding of which obtains one's wishes, or confers unlimited power.
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Examples
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The greatest prize of all was a wishing-rod 89 of gold.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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The wishing-rod lay among it, the which, if any discovered it, made him master over every man in all the world.
The Fall of the Niebelungs Margaret [Translator] Armour
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The greatest prize of all was a wishing-rod (3) of gold.
The Nibelungenlied Daniel Bussier Shumway
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He snatched also from the dwarf's fingers his wishing-rod, which was a Magic Wand.
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It consisted of nothing but precious stones and gold, and with it was the magic wishing-rod.
National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901
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But the Alevide had brought with him the wishing-rod, which quickly provided them with a bridge.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
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Tühi's next question was whether he had stolen the bridge-builder, the wishing-rod.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
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The eldest sister hastened to change these glasses, while the second secured the wishing-rod.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
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Then the youngest sister took the wishing-rod, and called upon it to flood the whole country, a bridge rising before them for the hero, while water flowed behind between him and his enemies.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
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Before their departure, the sisters had also provided themselves with good store of rich clothing from the silk and satin chambers, while the youngest had secured the wishing-rod in case of need.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
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