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Alternative form of alepole [(obsolete) A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse.]
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(obsolete) A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse.
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(military, historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.
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A type of sign indicating a barber's shop, most traditionally a pole with a helix of red and white stripes, in the US including blue, sometimes moving.
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Alternative form of barber pole [A type of sign indicating a barber's shop, most traditionally a pole with a helix of red and white stripes, in the US including blue, sometimes moving.]
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Alternative form of barber pole [A type of sign indicating a barber's shop, most traditionally a pole with a helix of red and white stripes, in the US including blue, sometimes moving.]
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Alternative form of beanpole [A thin pole for supporting bean vines.]
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A thin pole for supporting bean vines.
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(by extension) A microphone supported on such a pole.
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A long pole with a microphone attached, used to record participants who are being filmed while allowing the operator to stay out of the shot.
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(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A welded framework of metal bars at a vehicle's front, designed to protect it during collisions with animals, but often purchased as a fashion accessory.
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Alternative spelling of bull bar [(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A welded framework of metal bars at a vehicle's front, designed to protect it during collisions with animals, but often purchased as a fashion accessory.]
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(Australia) A pole or other length of wood found or gathered in the bush, as used for basic construction, support etc.; now also a piece of timber designed to resemble such a pole.
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An opening in the wall (originally of a buttery) through which drinks and provisions can be served.
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A yoke of wood or bamboo, used by people to carry a load.
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Alternative spelling of carrying pole [A yoke of wood or bamboo, used by people to carry a load.]
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An inverted pendulum whose pivot point can be moved along a track to maintain balance
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(historical) An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a man who would otherwise be out of reach.
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(nautical) a horn on a floating mine which, upon contact, releases an electrolyte that makes an electrical connection and initiates the explosion
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A pole that runs horizontally between two supports or is supported by a central support.
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One of the poles supporting a wagon.
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Obsolete form of draught. [(Britain) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.]
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Alternative form of draft-bar [A singletree, the bar to which the coupling of a railway carriage is attached.]
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(dated) In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.
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A totem pole whose carvings tell the story of a particular family or clan.
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A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sideways but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.
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Alternative spelling of figurehead [(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.]
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One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
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Alternative spelling of flagpole [A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.]
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Alternative form of flagstaff [A pole on which a flag is raised.]
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A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
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A pole on which a flag is raised.
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a sturdy pole, lashed to the side of a sled, and used for steering and support
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A long, supporting pole used during the erection of a mast or pylon.
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The compartment of a maze etc. that the animal subject is intended to reach in a psychology experiment.
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A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.
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The slippery pole used in the event.
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Furnished with a gunwale.
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A pole having nest boxes or the like erected in a natural environment where tall trees have been removed in order to provide habitat for tree-using species.
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(military) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon
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A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
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Fitted with haunches (squat vertical support structures).
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(historical) A piece of wood in a carriage (vehicle), connected with the spring and the perches, and joining the fore-gear and the hind-gear.
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Synonym of trekking pole
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A slender pole supporting a hopvine.
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(nautical) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.
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(Canada) A utility pole.
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(obsolete) A pole for supporting a scaffold.
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The crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart.
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(Scotland) A pole or pike.
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Alternative form of killock [A small anchor.]
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Alternative form of lantaka [(historical, military) A kind of portable bronze cannon or swivel gun, sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships in Maritime Southeast Asia.]
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(US) A pole used to support the covering of traditional temporary structures in the American West.
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A pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.
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Alternative form of maypole [A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.]
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A pole where meat is hung at a hunters' camp.
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A small, compact tractor.
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A pole mounted on or near a bed to assist an elderly or disabled person in sitting up.
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The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
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A net running between a nerf bar on a vehicle and the vehicle itself, in order to prevent the driver's leg getting caught between the two.
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A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
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A particular kind of long tool with various uses in firefighting.
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(Sri Lanka, dated) A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.
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(transitive) To furnish with poles for support.
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(US) A similar building in which metal poles are used instead of timbers
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Alternative form of polehead [The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail.]
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Alternative form of polehead [The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail.]
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The front portion of the pole that attaches a coach or wagon to the team of horses that pulls it.
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A vertical pole of concrete, wood or steel that carries electric power cables.
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A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
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A long pole for propelling a punt or barge.
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(veterinary medicine) A board on which a rabbit may be immobilised.
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A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent
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(chiefly attributive) An unsplit young tree, used as a construction material.
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A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
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Alternative form of setting pole [A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.]
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Alternative form of shoulder pole. [A carrying pole.]
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A bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally the animals are attached at the ends and the wagon or other load to a pivot in the middle of the singletree.
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(US) A pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc.
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A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs.
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(shipbuilding) A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.
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A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.
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Alternative form of Stobie pole [(Australia, chiefly South Australia) A pole for supporting power lines, consisting of a tapered slab of concrete bracketed by steel joists.]
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A long, narrow flag, or piece of material used or seen as a decoration.
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(nautical) Synonym of rose box
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The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.
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(military) In naval mine warfare, a switch in a mine operated by a projecting spike.
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Alternative form of tail-pole [A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind.]
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A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind.
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Alternative form of tail-pole [A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind.]
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A utility pole that supports telephone lines
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Alternative form of tentpole [One of the poles used to hold up a tent.]
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Alternative form of tentpole movie [(US, idiomatic, film) A major motion picture which is expensive to produce but expected to generate significant revenue for its studio and investors.]
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Alternative form of tentpole [One of the poles used to hold up a tent.]
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One of the poles used to hold up a tent.
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Synonym of tentpole movie
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A concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects.
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A tall object resembling a totem pole.
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(sculpture) Native American sculpture made by carving trees.
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A pole used to assist walkers with their rhythm and provide stability on rough terrain.
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A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services.
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Synonym of trekking pole
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(colloquial) A car that is a junior version of a hot hatch, offering moderately high performance without sacrificing practicality.
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A totem pole with large carvings of human figures, intended to welcome guests or to intimidate strangers.
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