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- English Word Polka Definition A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.
- English Word Polka Definition A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented.
- English Word Poll Definition A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
- English Word Poll Definition One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
- English Word Poll Definition The head; the back part of the head.
- English Word Poll Definition A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
- English Word Poll Definition Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
- English Word Poll Definition The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
- English Word Poll Definition The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
- English Word Poll Definition The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
- English Word Poll Definition The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
- English Word Poll Definition To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.
- English Word Poll Definition To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
- English Word Poll Definition To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
- English Word Poll Definition To impose a tax upon.
- English Word Poll Definition To pay as one's personal tax.
- English Word Poll Definition To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- English Word Poll Definition To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
- English Word Poll Definition To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll.
- English Word Poll Definition To vote at an election.
- English Word Pollack Definition A marine gadoid food fish of Europe (Pollachius virens). Called also greenfish, greenling, lait, leet, lob, lythe, and whiting pollack.
- English Word Pollack Definition The American pollock; the coalfish.
- English Word Pollage Definition A head or poll tax; hence, extortion.
- English Word Pollan Definition A lake whitefish (Coregonus pollan), native of Ireland. In appearance it resembles a herring.
- English Word Pollard Definition A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.
- English Word Pollard Definition A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit.
- English Word Pollard Definition A fish, the chub.
- English Word Pollard Definition A stag that has cast its antlers.
- English Word Pollard Definition A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
- English Word Pollard Definition To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows.