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loʊ Origin:
1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball
1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball
Related forms
po·lo·ist, noun
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Polo
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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polo (ˈpəʊləʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 called: polo neck |
| a. a collar on a garment, worn rolled over to fit closely round the neck | |
| b. a garment, esp a sweater, with such a collar | |
| [C19: from Balti (dialect of Kashmir): ball, from Tibetan pulu] | |
| Polo (ˈpəʊləʊ) | |
| —n | |
| 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) | |
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Word Origin & History
polo
1872, Anglo-Indian polo, from Balti (Tibetan language of the Indus valley) polo "ball," related to Tibetan pulu "ball." An ancient game in south Asia, first played in England at Aldershot, 1871. Water polo is from 1884. Polo shirt (1920) originally was a kind worn by polo players.
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Example sentences from the web
Water basketball, played in a swimming pool, merges basketball and water polo rules.
He learned to ride, shoot, row, and play polo and lawn tennis.
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