POLE
NOUNS
► BALLOW a cudgel, a stick, a pole → 1790 Eng. dial. obs.
► BARLING a pole → 1611 obs.
► LEAP-STAFF a leaping pole → c1626 obs.
► QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick → 1790 Eng. dial.
► SAUSAGE ROLL a pole → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► SPRIT a pole, esp. one used to propel a barge, etc. a punting pole → a1000 obs.
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