Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
stair-rod is a noun meaning "a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps". It carries one recorded sense.
a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for stair-rod come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.