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polo

67 5.2

A team sport on horses in which players hit a ball with long sticks

noun
/ˈpoʊloʊ/

: polo

You know, he broke so many bones playing polo that he had to retire at a young age.
play polo
a polo club

What if we got Cowboys playing polo on horses?

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Examples

In the morning, both the Boys and Girls Water Polo teams won their CCS championships.

Blog text (33)
Recently, she saw a full-page ad in the paper for a polo tournament.

Academic text (2008)
Both boys have learned to play polo through their father, Prince Charles and through their grandfather.
And apparently chess and polo both originated here in India.
Of course, it's all about that one field: Empire Polo Field, in Coachella, California.

Blog text (25)
Like most of the polo school horses, Zeke had been donated.

Fiction book (2002)
Nicholas Kaharchek surveyed his seven new polo students moving across the sandy practice field.

Fiction book (2002)
Half a dozen polo players on horseback descend on the ball, mallets held high.

Fiction book (1991)
- His name is Santiago Valdez, he's an Argentine, he owns a polo team.

Cold Play (2008)
Many players showcased their skills in the exciting final match of the polo tournament.

Compounds

water polo

12 2.1

A team sport played in a swimming pool where players throw a ball into a goal

polo shirt

9 1.4

A short-sleeved shirt with a collar and a few buttons often made of cotton

polo pony

2 5.2

A small, quick horse trained for polo

Marco Polo sheep

Specialized

9.2

A large wild sheep from Central Asia with very long spiral horns

mock polo neck

6.3

A short, close-fitting collar that stands up but does not fold over

mock polo neck collar

7.6

A short soft collar that stands up around the neck and is sewn to the top

polo stick

6.5

A long stick with a head used to hit the ball in polo

polo-neck collar

3.4

A high, close-fitting part of a shirt or sweater that folds over and covers the neck

polo ball

3.4

A small wooden ball that players hit with a long stick in the sport of polo

polo mallet

6.2

A long handle with a wooden head used to hit the ball in polo

polo-neck

4.3

A sweater with a high collar that folds over

Surface Forms

polo singular

polos plural

Etymology

Polo comes from a Balti or Tibetan word pulu that means 'ball', because the game was named for the ball players hit while riding horses. So the name fits the modern sport played on horseback.