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polo stick

polo stick is the alternative spelling of polo-stick.

Meaning of polo-stick

Noun

polo-stick (plural polo-sticks)

  1. The elongate implement needed to push a ball from a horseback and thereby vie with other mounted players.
    • COVER: A Persian miniature from the Topkapi Sarayi Library in Istanbul depicting Alexander the Great feeding sesame seeds to a cockerel. This rare illustration depicts an episode in which Darius insulted Alexander by sending him a polo stick and ball, and a bowl of sesame seed, saying that as...2004, “The History of Sesame”, in Economic Botany, volume 58, number 3
    Synonyms:
    polo mallet

Forms of polo stick

pluralpolo sticks

Questions about polo stick

What is polo stick the alternative spelling of?
Polo stick is the alternative spelling of polo-stick.

Words near polo stick in the dictionary

  1. polo player
  2. polo ponies
  3. polo pony
  4. polo shirt
  5. polo shirts
  6. polo stick
  7. polo sticks
  8. polo-neck
  9. polo-necked
  10. polo-necked sweater
  11. polo-necks

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