polled
Americanadjective
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hornless, especially genetically hornless, as the Aberdeen Angus.
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Obsolete. having the hair cut off.
adjective
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(of animals, esp cattle) having the horns cut off or being naturally hornless
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archaic shorn of hair; bald
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of polled
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at poll 1, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Sumsub, which sells services to counter fraud, polled 2,000 UK dating app users and found another culprit, with 54% of the poll respondents confessing to using AI to spice up their own online profile.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Of the 21 analysts polled by FactSet, Ralph Lauren stock has an average Overweight rating with a $429.64 price target.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Analysts polled by FactSet had expected sales of $1.09 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Sales for the April quarter reached $81.6 billion, up 85% from the year-earlier period and beating the $78.9 billion that analysts polled by FactSet had forecast by 3.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Horse and Horseman magazine, which polled horsemen, not sportswriters, had named Seabiscuit Horse of the Year, but the Turf and Sport vote was regarded as the deciding one.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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