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The correct spelling is poling.
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verb
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The correct spelling is poling. To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole. For example: "Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work."
Usage Examples
“Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.”
“He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.”
“to pole beans or hops”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
- 2.To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
- 3.To furnish with poles for support.
- 4.To convey on poles.
- 5.To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
noun
- 1.The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles.
- 2.The operation of dispersing wormcasts over the walks with poles.
- 3.One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.
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