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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;


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