Webster's English Dictionary

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poll

1. poll \'po-l\ n [ME pol, polle, fr. MLG] 1: HEAD  2a: the prominent hairy 
   top or back of the head  2b: NAPE  3: the broad or flat end of a hammer or 
   similar tool  4a1: the casting or recording of the votes of a body of 
   persons  4a2: a counting of votes cast  4b: the place where votes are cast 
   or recorded - usu. used in pl. {at t he ~s} 4c: the period of time during 
   which votes may be cast at an election  4d: the total number of votes 
   recorded {a heavy ~}  5a: a questioning or canvassing of persons selected 
   at random or by quota t o obtain information or opinions to be analyzed 5b: 
   a record of the information so obtained 
2. poll \po--'le-\ \'po--l*r\ vt 1a: to cut off or cut short the hair or 
   wool of : CROP, SHEARM 1b: to cut off or cut short (as wool)  2a: to cut 
   off or back the top of (as a tree); specif : POLLARD  2b: to cut off or cut 
   short the horns of (cattle)  3a: to receive and record the votes of  3b: to 
   request each member of to declare his vote individually  4: to receive (as 
   votes) in an election  5: to question or canvass in a poll  : to cast one's 
   vote at a poll  - pollee n
3. poll n [prob. fr. obs. E poll, adj., naturally hornless, short for E 
   polledX : a polled animal