pole
noun
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc..
had poled
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past perfectof pole.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A few moments later he had poled a wooden skiff out into the icy current and went down-river in pursuit of the royal barge.
From Quest of the Golden Ape by Randall Garrett
Mr. Cavendish's paternal grandparent had drifted down the Holston and Tennessee; and Mr. Cavendish's father, in his son's youth, had poled up the Elk.
From The Prodigal Judge by Vaughan Kester
Meanwhile John had poled his raft somewhat to the left of the other, to try in his turn to break through the boom.
From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang
But some time elapsed and we had poled to within a few rods of the mangroves before I really caught sight of our coveted quarry.
From Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey
Soon the young hunters had poled the raft from shore and then they started to propel it across the lake.
From Young Hunters of the Lake by Ralph Bonehill
