See Also: Pole, (Pole Position, Pole Sitter) - Motor Sports(gambling)
POLE(law)
pole(5)(dictionary)
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Pole(dictionary)

trevat (iou) and pole(4) (iou)


trevat (iou)



trevat noun. obsolete exc. Hist. M19.
[Origin unkn.]
A sharp-bladed instrument formerly used to cut the loops forming the pile of hand-woven velvet carpets etc.

pole(4) (iou)



pole verb1. L16.
[from POLE noun1.]
verb trans. Provide with a pole or poles. L16.
verb trans.
a. Set on a pole. Only in E17.
b. Convey (hay, reeds, etc.) on poles. dial. E19.
verb trans. Push, poke, pierce, or strike with a pole; stir up, push off, with a pole. E18.
b. Baseball. Hit (the ball, a shot) hard. E20.
verb trans. & intrans. Propel (a boat etc.) with a pole. M18.
verb trans. Stir (molten metal, glass) in order to remove oxygen, orig. & esp. using poles of green wood. M19.
verb intrans. Of an agave: put out a pole (flowering stem). L19.
verb intrans. Foll. by on: take advantage of, impose or sponge on. Austral. colloq. E20.
poling noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) poles collectively: L16.