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Poll en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/pɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/pɑl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Polly, by rhyming with Molly, from Mary.
Meanings
(UK, obsolete, slang) A disreputable woman.
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Poll en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/pɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/pɑl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Polly, by rhyming with Molly, from Mary.
Meanings
A diminutive of the female given name Mary.
"A gentleman, please Sir," said the blushing Mary, (or Poll as some unrespective and light-minded persons have misnamed her), and the gentleman entered. 1833 The Pilgrim Brothers [signed Timotheus Scribewell], Romances of Chivalric Ages, H. Cope, page iv