These are the meanings of the letters RODD when you unscramble them.
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Dor (n.)
A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
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Dor (n.)
A trick, joke, or deception.
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Dor (v. t.)
To make a fool of; to deceive.
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Odd (superl.)
Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.
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Odd (superl.)
Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.
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Odd (superl.)
Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.
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Odd (superl.)
Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.
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Odd (superl.)
Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
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Rod (n.)
A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
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Rod (n.)
A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole.
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Rod (n.)
A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.
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Rod (n.)
A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
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Rod (n.)
A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.
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Rod (n.)
An instrument for measuring.
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Rod (n.)
An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.