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Meaning of POLO

Pronunciation:  'powlow, 'powlow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
  2. [n]  Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
 
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 Synonyms: Marco Polo
 
 See Also: field game, traveler, traveller

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Po"lo\, n.
    A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
    
  2. \Po"lo\, n. [Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia.]
    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.
    
  3. \Po"lo\, n. [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.
    
 
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Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are playing polo indicates a life of wealth and prestige. It also refers to a patriarchy and how we may be living in a male-dominated world.
 
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