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| po·lo [ pṓlō ] |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. team game played on horseback: a game played by teams on horseback, with players using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball into a goal
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2. game like polo: a game similar to polo, e.g. one in which the participants are mounted on bicycles rather than horses
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usually used in combination
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3. sports Same as water polo
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4. (plural po·los) dress
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informal
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Same as polo shirt
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| [Late 19th century. < Tibetan pholo "ball game"] |