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Polling
Pronunciation : Poll"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Poll the head.]
Definition : 1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.
2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs.] E. Hall.
3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote. Polling booth, a temporary structure where the voting at an election is done; a polling place.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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