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polo

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[ poh-loh ]

noun

  1. a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
  2. any game broadly resembling this, especially water polo.


Polo

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[ poh-loh ]

noun

  1. Ѳ· [mahr, -koh], 1254–1324, Venetian traveler.

Polo

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/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. PoloMarco12541324MVenetianBUSINESS: merchantTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: travel writer Marco (ˈmɑːkəʊ). 1254–1324, Venetian merchant, famous for his account of his travels in Asia. After travelling overland to China (1271–75), he spent 17 years serving Kublai Khan before returning to Venice by sea (1292–95)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

polo

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/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. a game similar to hockey played on horseback using long-handled mallets ( polo sticks ) and a wooden ball
  2. any of several similar games, such as one played on bicycles
  3. short for water polo
  4. Also calledpolo neck
    1. a collar on a garment, worn rolled over to fit closely round the neck
    2. a garment, esp a sweater, with such a collar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polo1

1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polo1

C19: from Balti (dialect of Kashmir): ball, from Tibetan pulu
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The shift to larger-scale US funding would appear to be a different style of approach from Sentebale's fundraising polo matches and celebrity events associated with Prince Harry.

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Meanwhile, walking alongside him — and failing to keep up — I’ve sweat completely through my polo shirt.

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On Tuesday, they celebrated a win by the girls water polo team.

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Oaks Christian ended the Orange County domination in girls’ water polo by winning the Southern Section Open Division championship with a 7-5 victory over Newport Harbor on Saturday.

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Flintridge Sacred Heart has never won a water polo title or even made the final.

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