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Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of pool
1First recorded before 900; Middle English pol, pole, Old English pōl; cognate with Dutch poel, German Pfuhl
Words nearby pool
Other definitions for pool (2 of 2)
OTHER WORDS FOR pool
Origin of pool
2First recorded in 1685–95; from French poule “collective stakes in a game,” literally, “hen”; see origin at pullet
OTHER WORDS FROM pool
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How to use pool in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for pool (1 of 2)
pool1
/ (puːl) /
noun
a small body of still water, usually fresh; small pond
a small isolated collection of liquid spilt or poured on a surface; puddlea pool of blood
a deep part of a stream or river where the water runs very slowly
an underground accumulation of oil or gas, usually forming a reservoir in porous sedimentary rock
See swimming pool
Word Origin for pool
Old English pōl; related to Old Frisian pōl, German Pfuhl
British Dictionary definitions for pool (2 of 2)
pool2
/ (puːl) /
noun
verb (tr)
See also pools
Word Origin for pool
C17: from French poule, literally: hen used to signify stakes in a card game, from Medieval Latin pulla hen, from Latin pullus young animal
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