polo-stick en · NOUN
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Meanings
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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 Alexander behaved like a child he should have the playthings of a child.
2004, “The History of Sesame”, in Economic Botany, volume 58, number 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polo-sticks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| polo stick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| polostick | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
ar مِطْرَقَة الْبُولُو (Translations) · de Poloschläger (Translations) · ota چوگان (Translations) · fa چوگان (Translations) · fi poolomaila (Translations) · ota صولجان (Translations) · ar صَوْلَجَان (Translations) · ar عَصَا الْبُولُو (Translations)