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poll
1[ pohl ]
/ poʊl /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to vote at the polls; give one's vote.
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Origin of poll
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pol(le) “head (of a person or animal); a person,” from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German: “hair of the head, top of a tree or other plant”; akin to Danish puld, Swedish pull “crown (of the head)”
OTHER WORDS FROM poll
poll·a·ble, adjectivepoller, nounre·poll·ing, nounWords nearby poll
polje, Polk, polka, polka dot, Polk, James K., poll, pollack, Pollaiuolo, pollakiuria, pollan, pollard
Other definitions for poll (2 of 3)
poll2
[ pol ]
/ pɒl /
noun
(formerly, especially at Cambridge University, England)
- the body of students who read for or obtain a degree without honors.
- Also called poll degree . pass degree.
Origin of poll
2Other definitions for poll (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for poll
poll
/ (pəʊl) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for poll
C13 (in the sense: a human head) and C17 (in the modern sense: a counting of heads, votes): from Middle Low German polle hair of the head, head, top of a tree; compare Swedish pull crown of the head
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