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/pōl/
noun
  1. a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.
    "a tent pole"
    synonyms: post, pillar, stanchion, standard, paling, pale, stake, stick, picket, palisade, support, prop, batten, mast, bar, shaft, rail, rod, beam, spar, crosspiece, upright, vertical, staff, stave, cane, spike, baton, truncheon
  2. a linear or square rod.

verb
propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake.
"the boatman appeared, poling a small gondola"

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