polled

[ pohld ]

/ poʊld /

adjective

hornless, especially genetically hornless, as the Aberdeen Angus.

Obsolete. having the hair cut off.

Origin of polled

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at poll¹, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM polled

well-polled, adjective

Words nearby polled

pollaiuolo, pollakiuria, pollan, pollard, pollbook, polled, pollee, pollen, pollen analysis, pollen basket, pollen brush

Definition for polled (2 of 2)

poll ¹

[ pohl ]

/ poʊl /

noun

a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.

Usually polls. the place where votes are taken.

the registering of votes, as at an election.

the voting at an election.

the number of votes cast.

the numerical result of the voting.

an enumeration or a list of individuals, as for purposes of taxing or voting.

poll tax.

a person or individual in a number or list.

the head, especially the part of it on which the hair grows.

the back of the head.

the rear portion of the head of a horse; the nape.

the part of the head between the ears of certain animals, as the horse and cow.

the broad end or face of a hammer.

verb (used with object)

to take a sampling of the attitudes or opinions of.

to receive at the polls, as votes.

to enroll (someone) in a list or register, as for purposes of taxing or voting.

to take or register the votes of (persons).

to deposit or cast at the polls, as a vote.

to bring to the polls, as voters.

to cut short or cut off the hair, wool, etc., of (an animal); crop; clip; shear.

to cut short or cut off (hair, wool, etc.).

to cut off the top of (a tree); pollard.

to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle).

verb (used without object)

to vote at the polls; give one's vote.

Origin of poll

1250–1300; Middle English polle (hair of the) head < Middle Low German: hair of the head, top of a tree or other plant; akin to Danish puld, Swedish pull crown of the head

OTHER WORDS FROM poll

poll·a·ble, adjective poll·er, noun re·poll·ing, noun

Example sentences from the Web for polled

Overall, 49 percent of Americans polled stated that natural disasters were evidence of the end times.

Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times |Jay Michaelson |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He replaced his range cattle with Polled Herefords, raising champions that founded herds world-wide.

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Even among those who only speak Russian, 58 percent polled in favor of unity.

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A few weeks ago, I took this question to Facebook, and polled my friends.

Whatever Happened to Great Holiday Films? |Liesl Schillinger |December 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

While Sarvis only ended up polling about 6.5 percent, he had polled at more than 10 percent at times.

Ken Cuccinelli Loses Narrowly to Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor |Ben Jacobs |November 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A large, lank, muley or polled cow used to annoy me in this way when I was a dweller in a certain pastoral city.

The Galaxy |Various
The anti-Kittites polled twenty-seven, and Mr. Hawkins' nominee fourteen.

Cornish Characters |S. Baring-Gould
Mr. John Lovick was returned with 807 votes as against 718 polled by his opponent, Mr. George Harvey.

Norfolk Annals |Charles Mackie
At the last Parliamentary election at Muddletown 5,473 votes were polled.

Amusements in Mathematics |Henry Ernest Dudeney
The State had been organized by townships and school districts and polled.

The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes |James Quay Howard

British Dictionary definitions for polled (1 of 2)

polled

/ (pəʊld) /

adjective

(of animals, esp cattle) having the horns cut off or being naturally hornless

archaic shorn of hair; bald

British Dictionary definitions for polled (2 of 2)

poll

/ (pəʊl) /

noun

the casting, recording, or counting of votes in an election; a voting

the result or quantity of such a voting a heavy poll

Also called: opinion poll

a canvassing of a representative sample of a large group of people on some question in order to determine the general opinion of the group
the results or record of such a canvassing

any counting or enumeration a poll of the number of men with long hair

short for poll tax

a list or enumeration of people, esp for taxation or voting purposes

the striking face of a hammer

the occipital or back part of the head of an animal

verb (mainly tr)

to receive (a vote or quantity of votes) he polled 10 000 votes

to receive, take, or record the votes of he polled the whole town

to canvass (a person, group, area, etc) as part of a survey of opinion

mainly US to take the vote, verdict, opinion, etc, individually of each member (of a jury, conference, etc)

(sometimes intr) to cast (a vote) in an election

computing (in data transmission when several terminals share communications channels) to check each channel rapidly to establish which are free, or to call for data from each terminal in turn

to clip or shear

to remove or cut short the horns of (cattle)

Word Origin for poll

C13 (in the sense: a human head) and C17 (in the modern sense: a counting of heads, votes): from Middle Low German polle hair of the head, head, top of a tree; compare Swedish pull crown of the head

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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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