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poley

poley adjective: without horns; polled. Also the alternative form of poly.

Adjective

poley (not comparable)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) Without horns; polled.
    • If it had been any other beast which knocked me down but that poley heifer, I should have been hurt.1859, Henry Kingsley, The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn

Proper noun capitalized: Poley

Poley (plural Poleys)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

poley is also the alternative form of poly.

Forms of poley

pluralPoleys

Questions about poley

What does poley mean?
Poley means without horns; polled.
What part of speech is poley?
Poley can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near poley in the dictionary

  1. poleward
  2. polewards
  3. polewig
  4. polewigs
  5. Polexit
  6. poley
  7. poleyn
  8. poleyns
  9. Poleys
  10. poleá
  11. Polglish

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