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Definition of polled :
1. Deprived of a poll, or of something belonging to the poll. Specifically: ( a) Lopped; -- said of trees having their tops cut off. ( b) Cropped; hence, bald; -- said of a person. " The polled bachelor." Beau. & amp; Fl. ( c) Having cast the antlers; -- said of a stag. ( d) Without horns; as, polled cattle; polled sheep.
2. of Poll
Synonyms:
questioned (part of speech: verb)
examined, surveyed, investigated, inquired, questioned, cross-examined, asked, interpolated, debated, canvassed, interrogated, challenged, delved, catechized, queried, quizzed, sought, contemplated, probed, explored, disputed
Usage examples:
- A soft- looking country man, well dressed, came up with thirteen very fine polled cattle, which Halliburton bought at a price that satisfied even him as to their cheapness. - "Cattle and Cattle-breeders", William M'Combie.
- The five were polled; the result so far, five for each of the candidates. - "Chippinge Borough", Stanley J. Weyman.
- In the election the Greenback ticket polled only about eighty thousand votes, or less than one per cent of the total. - "The Agrarian Crusade A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics", Solon J. Buck.