POLONY

polony

(noun) another name for Bologna sausage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

polony (plural polonies)

A kind of sausage made of meat that has been only partly cooked.

Etymology 2

Variant form.

Noun

polony (plural polonies)

Alternative form of palone

Etymology 3

Noun

polony

(biotechnology) A cluster of polymers produced by clonal amplification of DNA.

Adjective

Polony (not comparable)

(obsolete or historical) Polish (especially of shoes).

Source: Wiktionary


Po*lo"ny, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupt. fr. Bologna.]

Definition: A kind of sausage made of meat partly cooked.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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