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POLO
polo
(noun) a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
Polo, Marco Polo
(noun) Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Interjection
Polo
Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.
Anagrams
• Loop, OOPL, loop, pool
Etymology 1
Noun
polo (usually uncountable, plural polos)
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
The ice polo, one of the ancestors of ice hockey; a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
(countable) A polo shirt.
Etymology 2
Noun
polo
A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
Etymology 3
Noun
polo (plural polos)
(Philippines) A dress shirt.
Anagrams
• Loop, OOPL, loop, pool
Source: Wiktionary
Po"lo, n. Etym: [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game.]
1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback.
2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOUBLETREE
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
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