a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)
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a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
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n a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic n a native or inhabitant of Poland n one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions n a linear measure of 16.5 feet n a square rod of land n one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere n one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface n a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves n a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting n one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated v propel with a pole v support on poles v deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
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v propel with a pole v support on poles v deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
