1.
[syn: Polo, Marco Polo]
2. a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used
in the game.]
1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with
the players on horseback.
[1913 Webster]
2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor,
by players wearing skates.
[1913 Webster]
3. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia.]
A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of
the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison
singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Polo
n 1: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and
served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: Polo, Marco Polo]
2: a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using
long-handled mallets and a wooden ball