Usually means: Preserved for future punishment use.
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  1. rod in pickle: Merriam-Webster
  2. Rod in Pickle: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  3. rod in pickle: Wiktionary

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▸ noun:  (archaic, idiomatic) A particular punishment or penalty prepared ready to be applied in the future.

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spear, skewer, stick, shaft, muzzled, romping, stuck on, beat-up, fasel, fley, more...

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spear, skewer, stick, shaft, muzzled, romping, stuck on, beat-up, fasel, fley, more...



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