n. A horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle.
n. An extortioner.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who poles.
n. An extortioner. See poller.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A person who poles a boat; one who pushes something, as a car, with a pole.
n. In Australia, one of a pair of bullocks yoked to the pole.
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n. a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle
Word Usage
"An elderly gentleman urged us onto a trajinera (a pirogue) with the improbable name of Clementine (of "Oh, my darlinĀ“" fame, I guess), saying the poler would take really good care of us and get us some ice-cold beer for the journey."