MAYPOLE

maypole

(noun) a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

maypole (plural maypoles)

A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.

(ornithology) A maypole-like structure of sticks placed about a sapling in the bowers of certain species of bowerbird.

(euphemistic) A penis, especially a large one.

Source: Wiktionary


May"pole`, n.

Definition: A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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