polled
[ pohld ]
/ poʊld /
adjective
hornless, especially genetically hornless, as the Aberdeen Angus.
Obsolete.
having the hair cut off.
OTHER WORDS FROM polled
well-polled, adjectiveWords 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
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to vote at the polls; give one's vote.
Origin of poll
1
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, nounExample sentences from the Web for polled
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
verb (mainly tr)
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