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Term for a woman with loose sexual morals
Moll, mole, or molly in Australia and New Zealand, is a usually pejorative or self-deprecating term for a woman of loose sexual morals, or a prostitute
Moll_(slang)
Female companion of a male criminal
gun moll /mɒl/ is early 1900s slang for the female companion, girlfriend or mistress of a male professional criminal or mob leader. Some gun molls were
Gun_moll
Topics referred to by the same term
Mole, lighting company Moll (slang), or mole Mole wrench Mol (disambiguation) The Mole (disambiguation) Moles (disambiguation) Moll (disambiguation) This
Mole
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up moll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moll may refer to: Moll Flanders, a 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe Moll, a young prostitute in the 1937 musical
Moll
This glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States is an alphabetical collection of colloquial expressions and their idiomatic meaning
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
English prostitute, pickpocket, and thief
her clientele spoke in a slang called "flash talk" to try and confuse any eavesdroppers to the conversations. Tom and Moll King were arrested in 1737
Moll King (coffee house proprietor)
Moll_King_(coffee_house_proprietor)
Person who buys stolen goods to resell
from the word defence. Among criminals, the fence originated in thieves' slang tracing from the notion of such transactions providing a "defence" against
Fence_(criminal)
"gun moll", The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2019 "moll", The American
List_of_stock_characters
Jacobean stage play written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, published 1611
as "Moll Cutpurse", a woman who had gained a reputation as a virago in the early 17th century. (The term "roaring girl" was adapted from the slang term
The_Roaring_Girl
Term primarily used in sex work
as "a passive male homosexual or transvestite." It has been used as gay slang for faggot. In 1979, Janice Raymond employed the term as a derogatory descriptor
Shemale
Cant used by various peoples in English-speaking countries
Jacobean theatre. Middleton and Dekker included it in The Roaring Girl, or Moll Cut-Purse (1611). It was used extensively in The Beggars' Bush, a play by
Thieves'_cant
the Golden Lion at the 42nd Venice International Film Festival. Hoeffnagel Moll, Daniel (July 2015). Ferrús, Beatriz; Poch, Dolors (eds.). "La adaptación
Requiem_for_a_Spanish_Peasant
Benzodiazepine medication
benzodiazepine use, and that these are likely to persist even following withdrawal". Slang terms for alprazolam vary by geographic location. Some of the more common
Alprazolam
Bank robbers in the 1930s
even in the face of danger. In this instance, it is synonymous with the slang phrases "ride-or-die" and "ride-or-die chick"; the song "03 Bonnie and Clyde"
Bonnie_and_Clyde
Twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet
that practice is still recommended when sorting names in Sweden. In modern slang, some native speakers may pronounce ⟨w⟩ more closely to the origin of the
W
1979 Australian dystopian action film
in his panel van with his wife Jessie and infant son "Sprog" (Australian slang for a child). When they stop to fix the spare tyre, Jessie takes Sprog to
Mad_Max_(film)
Human male external reproductive organ
referring to the penis is considered taboo or vulgar, and a variety of slang words and euphemisms are used to talk about it. In English, these include
Human_penis
British lexicographer, spiritualist and writer
well known for his seven volume dictionary of slang. Farmer was born in Bedford. His lifetime work was Slang and its Analogues published in seven volumes
John_Stephen_Farmer
1996 British film by Danny Boyle
easier to understand for American viewers unfamiliar with Scottish slang and British slang in general. PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, the company responsible
Trainspotting_(film)
2023 film by Greta Gerwig
juste Ken" ("She can do everything. He's just Ken"). Ken is the verlan slang term for "fuck" in French—i.e. the phonological inversion of nique, while
Barbie_(film)
One of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, US
the organization as the Lucchese borgata; borgata (or brugard) is Mafia slang for criminal gang, which itself was derived from a Sicilian word meaning
Lucchese_crime_family
1984 science fiction novel by William Gibson
dialogue, the author incorporated late 1960s Toronto drug dealer and biker slang into the novel. Gibson imagined the novel's time frame as the 2030s but
Neuromancer
Romance language
2002, p. 71. Moll, Francesc de B. (1968). Gramática catalana; referida especialment a les Illes Balears. Palma de Mallorca: Editorial Moll. ISBN 84-273-0044-1
Catalan_language
Maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York
Sing Sing prison, which is located up the Hudson River from the city. The slang expression dates from 1891. The wardens of Sing Sing are appointed by the
Sing_Sing
Phrase describing policies of the Trump administration
case of this president who's obsessed with the border. "Chickening out" is slang for being frightened and deciding against a planned course of action. The
Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
Syndrome of abnormally high activity
4, 2025. Thorne, Tony (2014-02-27). "hyper". Dictionary of Contemporary Slang. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-4081-8181-2. Retrieved 2025-10-04
Hyperactivity
German automotive manufacturer
Company" (UK). The terms Beemer, Bimmer and Bee-em are sometimes used as slang for BMW in the English language and are sometimes used interchangeably for
BMW
Upper region of primate torso
used in English, ranging from fairly polite terms to vulgar or slang. Some vulgar slang expressions may be considered to be derogatory or sexist to women
Breast
Genre of literature
European novels, the Satyricon and The Golden Ass, and also (with disclaimers) Moll Flanders and some of the excesses of early Gothic fiction. A simpler, more
Transgressive_fiction
Species of domesticated mammal
individuals with connections to the wool industry. In Australian English slang, "on the sheep's back" is a phrase used to allude to wool as the source
Sheep
German sexologist (1868–1935)
ISBN 978-0-313-34039-0 Sigusch, Volkmar (2012). "The Sexologist Albert Moll – between Sigmund Freud and Magnus Hirschfeld". Medical History. 56 (2):
Magnus_Hirschfeld
American novelist (1832–1888)
conflict; she also promotes advanced views on education. She incorporates slang into her characters' dialogue, which contemporaries criticized her for doing
Louisa_May_Alcott
Former prison in London
while a prisoner at Newgate Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders (whose protagonist is born and imprisoned in Newgate Prison) – held
Newgate_Prison
Meeting place for homosexual men in 18th and 19th century England
close to the word moll, designating a lower-class girl or woman, occasionally a prostitute. The second one is classified as slang, defining an effeminate
Molly_house
change in key signature. Moll (Ger.) minor; used in key signatures as, for example, a-Moll (A minor), b-Moll (B♭ minor), or h-Moll (B minor); see also Dur
Glossary_of_music_terminology
Atypical antipsychotic medication
with drug-seeking behaviors, and to have standardised street prices and slang terms associated with it, either by itself or in combination with other
Quetiapine
Irish author and screenwriter (born 1958)
working-class Dublin, and is notable for its heavy use of dialogue written in slang and Irish English dialect. Doyle was awarded the Booker Prize in 1993 for
Roddy_Doyle
American sci-fi adventure TV series (1979–1981)
Curtis Markie Post Dorothy Stratten Leigh McCloskey Trisha Noble Richard Moll Jerry Orbach Gary Coleman Jack Palance Sam Jaffe Sid Haig Vera Miles William
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_(TV_series)
Italian footballer and manager
boy, he was addicted to cola and similar drinks and called Pallocca, a slang term meaning lard-ball. He was fat and knock-kneed, and needed to wear orthopedic
Paolo_Di_Canio
1960s subculture
Story of the One-Night Stands, where an African-American character uses the slang phrase "Are you hip?" The term hipster was coined by Harry Gibson in 1944
Hippie
Catholic order of knighthood
female member of this order is sometimes called "lady" in reaction to the US slang use of the term "dame" to refer to any woman. However, in accordance with
Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic)
Order_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre_(Catholic)
American writer and designer (1862–1937)
they are never mere settings." American children's stories containing slang were forbidden in Wharton's childhood home. This included such popular authors
Edith_Wharton
Native American explorer (c.1788 – 1812)
thought that Clark's use of "Janey" derived from "jane," colloquial army slang for "girl." "Listen To Why You're Probably Pronouncing Sacagawea Wrong"
Sacagawea
Musical performance in Indian cinema
role of a cabaret dancer, tawaif/prostitute/courtesan, or male gangster's moll – to provide musical entertainment deemed more risqué. While film heroines
Item_number
Group of music publishers and songwriters in New York City
28th Street. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, "tin pan" was slang for "a decrepit piano" (1882), and the term came to mean a "hit song writing
Tin_Pan_Alley
'foxes' to the 'lions' and vice versa. The words fox and foxy have become slang in English-speaking societies for an individual (most often female) with
Foxes_in_popular_culture
French writer (1867–1905)
la Loire, the Événement and L'Écho de Paris. He had a passion for French slang, and in particular for the language of the Coquillards used by Villon in
Marcel_Schwob
Species of bird
Retrieved 2 June 2010. Partridge, E.; Beale, P. (2002). A dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-29189-7. Galusha,
Indian_peafowl
Attraction between people of the opposite sex or gender
nineteenth century, but were reintroduced by Richard von Krafft-Ebing and Albert Moll around 1890. The noun came into wider use from the early 1920s, but did not
Heterosexuality
character is a pun, being both a stereotypical Chinese-sounding name and slang for genitalia. 2009 Chanel – Paris – Shanghai A Fantasy – The Short Movie
Yellowface
Danish media franchise
the Jungle Animal") is a Danish media franchise created by Flemming Quist Møller based on a lullaby he wrote for his son, and was later turned into a full-length
Jungledyret_Hugo
American-British violinist (1916–1999)
Angeles: Createspace. ISBN 978-1-4414-9399-6. Menuhin, Diana (1984). Fiddler's Moll. Life With Yehudi. New York: St Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-28819-0. Menuhin
Yehudi_Menuhin
British novelist and dramatist
pitched the book as "Moll Flanders meets A Clockwork Orange", owing to its significant use of 18th-century London street slang. The Evening Standard
Jake_Arnott
Ethnic group in South Africa
a patois of Afrikaans and English called Afrikaaps, also known as Cape Slang (Capy) or Kombuis Afrikaans, meaning Kitchen Afrikaans. Cape Coloureds were
Cape_Coloureds
Crusoe". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2023. "Moll: The Life and Times of Moll Flanders". History Extra. Archived from the original on 28
Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom
Largest city and district of Ivory Coast
Abidjan French has appeared, which has a different pronunciation and some slang words different from standard French. Abidjan is recognized as one of the
Abidjan
1933 film by Stephen Roberts
Temple in the barn. Trigger proceeds to kidnap Temple, making her his gun moll, and brings her to a brothel in the city run by a woman named Reba. Meanwhile
The_Story_of_Temple_Drake
Philippine television variety show
were on temporary leave until he became a main host on November 13. Jon Moll replaced Bobet Vidanes as the show's permanent director. From January 6 to
It's Showtime (Philippine TV program)
It's_Showtime_(Philippine_TV_program)
Old name for China
History". www.eastasianhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Moll-Murata, C. (2018). Printing in the Service of the State. In State and Crafts
Celestial_Empire
Nutrient-rich liquid produced by mammals
a farmer "milks" a cow and takes its milk. The word "milk" has had many slang meanings over time. In the 19th century, milk was used to describe a cheap
Milk
Fantasy novel series by Robert Asprin
he can handle. Bunny, Don Bruce's beautiful niece and Skeeve's assigned moll; she is an accomplished and intelligent accountant and is in love with Skeeve
MythAdventures
American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959)
portal Music portal Büchmann-Møller, Frank (1990) You Just Fight for Your Life: The Story of Lester Young. Praeger. Büchmann-Møller, Frank You Got to Be Original
Lester_Young
Variety of Danish
perkerdansk may be perceived as offensive, just as perker may be offensive slang for immigrants and descendants of primarily Middle-eastern origin. However
Perkerdansk
German heavy metal band
be appearing on August 16, 2013, at the Plätzelfeschd Festival (German slang for small place festival) an open-air festival in the south-west (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Trance_(band)
Neutralize The Threat". Under The Gun Review. Retrieved July 11, 2018. Möller, Stephan (July 20, 2011). "Karmakanic - In a Perfect World". Metal.de (in
List_of_2011_albums
Late-19th century gang in Sydney, Australia
stoush a swell or Chinkee, split his garret with a stone? Would you have a moll to keep you, would you swear off work for good? What? Live on prostitution
Rocks_Push
Portuguese profanity
Rey, Enric (1982), Els nostres noms de lloc, Treballs i els dies, vol. 22, Moll. Munné, Juan Clemente Zamora; Guitart, Jorge M. (1982), Dialectologiá hispanoamericana:
Caralho
1998 novel by Sarah Waters
and Mel Steel in The Independent compare her resourcefulness to that of Moll Flanders. Of her three Victorian-set novels, Waters uses humour and "an attractive
Tipping_the_Velvet
Hybrid language of Spanish and English
familiarly known as "Cubonics," a portmanteau of the words Cuban and Ebonics, a slang term for African American Vernacular English that is itself a portmanteau
Spanglish
Pursuit of severe weather conditions
Lightning, however, is an unavoidable hazard. "Core punching", storm chaser slang for driving through a heavy precipitation core to intercept the area of
Storm_chasing
Dies: 'Shaft' Star Was 81". Saperstein, Pat (October 27, 2023). "Richard Moll, Who Played Bull the Bailiff on 'Night Court,' Dies at 80". Variety. Barnes
2023_in_American_television
Silfversparre Uggla Silfverbielke Oxehufwud Oxe Beurræus Falkenberg af Bålby Slang Ulfsax Ankar Lillie af Aspenäs Stake Ljuster Hjortö-släkten eller Ulfsparre
List of Swedish noble families
List_of_Swedish_noble_families
1981 Australian film
sexual economy in which the girls must exist." Much of the obscure surfer slang of the novel was omitted from the film. The novel features some discussion
Puberty_Blues_(film)
Zoology and biology in ancient Greece and Rome
slave because of its color and its ability to conceal itself. "Kepphos" was slang for an idiot in ancient Athens. This is because it was also the name of
Animals in ancient Greece and Rome
Animals_in_ancient_Greece_and_Rome
Discography of The Hellacopters between the years 1994 and 2008
"Riot on the Rocks" — — "What Are You" — — "Soul Seller" 36 — 1998 "City Slang" — — "Like No Other Man" — — "Looking at Me" — — "Hey" 53 — 1999 "Dirty
The_Hellacopters_discography
of Filipino Talent and Culture." lit. 'Mark of a Filipino', Noypi is a slang term derived from reversing syllables of Pinoy, an informal word for Filipino
List of awards and nominations received by Bini
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Bini
editions of the novel did not contain a glossary, or any indication that the slang was based on Russian. ♠ The film, shot in Bennington, Vermont, involves
List of films based on crime books
List_of_films_based_on_crime_books
1964 poetry anthology edited by Douglas Stewart
Dunn "Eagles Over the Lambing Paddock", Ernest G. Moll "A Gnarled Riverina Gum-Tree", Ernest G. Moll "Star Drill", T. Inglis Moore "Comrade in Arms", T
Modern_Australian_Verse
1989 English-language translation of the Bible
Murray; E. W. Nicholson; C. H. Roberts; R. B. Salters; P. C. H. Wernberg-Moller; M. F. Wiles Literary advisers: M. H. Black; M. Caird; J. K. Cordy, Baroness
Revised_English_Bible
the English scholars Richard Burton and Havelock Ellis. In Germany, Albert Moll published a volume containing lists of famous homosexuals. By the end of
LGBTQ_history
Form of weather spotting
In making these reports, spotters use a specialized set of jargon and slang to describe their observations. The primary group responsible for storm
Storm_spotting
or revealing clothing, comparing women to objects, referring to women in slang [terms] versus their real names, and portraying women as distrustful and
Women_in_music
USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72); Lincoln is a slang term for the United States five-dollar bill. Charles Lindbergh, American
List_of_eponyms_(L–Z)
"Hilltop Hoods: The Hard Road: Restrung". PopMatters. Retrieved July 30, 2020. Möller, Stephan (May 20, 2007). "Caliban - The Awakening". Metal.de (in German)
List_of_2007_albums
1952 single by Dorothy Ellis
Victor; Tom Dalzell, eds. (26 June 2015). The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. Taylor & Francis. p. 743. ISBN 9781317372523
Drill_Daddy_Drill
Submarine forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy
vessels were battle practice targets. They were also called "tubes" and other slang names. 216 boats were completed, with three initial prototypes, class being
Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Submarines_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
Award ceremony for television programming of 2016
Patrick Simon – Home & Family (Hallmark Channel) Garry Elghammer, Jim Slanger – Steve Harvey (Syndicated) Outstanding Sound Mixing – Live Action Brian
44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
44th_Daytime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards
1945 war crimes trial
reduced. These were the last death sentences to be carried in Landsberg. A slang term used among captives to describe concentration camp prisoners suffering
Dachau_camp_trial
Military unit
1992 Major General David Rossi AO Army 1992 1996 Air Vice Marshal Graeme Moller AM RAAF 1996 1998 Major General John Pearn AM, RFD Army 1998 2001 Air Vice
Joint Health Command (Australia)
Joint_Health_Command_(Australia)
Award ceremony for television programming of 2018
Perry, Brian Rushing, Joshua Gardener (CBS) Steve – Eddie Marquez, James Slanger, Danny Cruz, Jennifer Vannoy-Rounsaville (Syndicated) Outstanding Sound
46th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
46th_Daytime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards
Nicola Hancock". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019. Moll, Carsten (21 November 2016). "Eine schwule Beziehung für die Katz". queer
List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: H
List_of_gay,_lesbian_or_bisexual_people:_H
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MOLL SLANG
MOLL SLANG
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a mole (the burrowing mammal), Middle English mol(le) (from Dutch or Low German mol), for example in having poor eyesight.English : nickname for someone with a prominent mole or blemish on the face, from Middle English mole (Old English mÄl).English : from an Old English masculine personal name, Moll.English : from Old Norse moli ‘crumb’, ‘grain’, possibly a nickname for a small man.French : metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder or a maker of whetstones, from a variant of meule ‘whetstone’, ‘grindstone’, ‘millstone’.Italian : variant of Mule.Slovenian : probably a nickname for a extremely religious man, from mole ‘zealot’, a derivative of moliti ‘to pray’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a silly person, from Middle English golle ‘unfledged bird’. There is evidence of a female personal name Golla and it is possible that this also may have given rise to the surname.German and Swiss German : unflattering nickname from dialect goll ‘bullfinch’, in the sense ‘simpleton’; or perhaps a variant of Gollmann (see Goleman 2).
Female
English
Pet form of English Mary, MOLLY means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the medieval female personal name Moll(e), a pet form of Mary (see Marie 1).German : nickname from a dialect term for a plump, stout person.Catalan : nickname for a weak or ineffectual person, from Catalan moll ‘soft’, ‘weak’ (Latin mollis).Dutch : variant of Mol 1.(van Moll) : variant of Mol 2.
Surname or Lastname
South German
South German : nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish’, ‘mad’; also ‘strong’, ‘handsome’.South German (Döll) : variant of Thiel.South German (Bavaria) : topographic name for someone living in a valley, Middle High German tol ‘ditch’.North German : habitational name from Dolle, Dollen, or Döllen in Brandenburg.English : nickname for a foolish individual, from Middle English dolle ‘dull’, ‘foolish’ (Old English dol). The byform dyl(le) gave rise to Middle English dil(le), dul(le), modern English dull. Compare Dill 3.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Mal(le), pet form of Mary (see Marie).Indian (northern states) : Hindu name found in several communities, from Sanskrit malla ‘strongman’, ‘wrestler’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Toll, Old English Toll, or Old Norse Tóli, the latter being derived from a reduced form of a compound name such as þórleifr (composed of the elements þórr, name of the Scandinavian god of thunder (see Thor) + leifr ‘relic’) or þórleikr (composed of the elements þórr + leikr ‘sport’, ‘play’).English : topographic name from toll ‘clump of trees’, a dialect term of Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire.German : nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish’, also ‘pretty’ or ‘handsome’.German : from a reduced form of the personal name Bartholomäus (see Bartholomew).
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : variant spelling of Pol.English (Norfolk) : variant of Paul or Pool.German (also Pöll) : from a short form of a personal name composed with Old High German bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’.North German : variant of Pohl 2.South German form of Boll.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself. The mill, whether powered by water, wind, or (occasionally) animals, was an important center in every medieval settlement; it was normally operated by an agent of the local landowner, and individual peasants were compelled to come to him to have their grain ground into flour, a proportion of the ground grain being kept by the miller by way of payment.English : from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
Male
English
Medieval pet form of English Oliver, probably NOLL means "elf army."
Girl/Female
British, English, Hebrew, Irish
Rhyming Variant of Molly; Bitterness; Star of the Sea; Small
Girl/Female
English Greek Shakespearean
meaning gift of god. Doll has also come to be used as the name of a child's plaything, and as a...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wool.German : variant of Wolle.Norwegian : spelling variant of Voll.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from a dialect form of the personal name Lawrence.
Boy/Male
British, English
Cute
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a reduced form of the personal name Nicholas.Scottish or Irish : reduced form of McColl.Catalan : topographic name from coll ‘mountain pass’, from Latin collis ‘hill’.Americanized spelling of German Koll or Kohl.
Female
English
Short form of English Molly, MOLL means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mill.German : variant of Melle.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter.
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n.
A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill.
a.
Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor.
n.
A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill.
n.
A mill.
v. t.
To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.
v. t.
To collect, as a toll.
n.
See Pall-mall.
n.
A fulling mill.
v.
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
n.
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
v. t.
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
v. i.
To take toll; to raise a tax.
v. t.
To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.
n.
A spot; a blemish; a mole.
n.
To roll into bars, as steel.
n.
To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
n.
A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre.
v. i.
To pay toll or tallage.
v.
The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.
v. t.
To strike, or to indicate by striking, as the hour; to ring a toll for; as, to toll a departed friend.
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