Drawrod Draw"rod`, n. (Railroad)
A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car,
and bears the pull required to draw the train.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
drawrod — noun A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train … Wiktionary
drawrod — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a rod that unites the drawgear at opposite ends of adjoining railroad cars in the European type of coupling … Useful english dictionary