polo

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KARACHI, Pakistan -- Asif Ali Zardari is known as a polo-loving playboy who tainted the governments of his wife, Benazir Bhutto, with corruption scandals that landed him in jail.

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  1. noun A game played by two teams of three or four players on horseback who are equipped with long-handled mallets for driving a small wooden ball through the opponents' goal.
  2. noun Water polo.

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  • The four strangers were introduced as a polo-playing cousin of the captain's from Kent, on a world tour, an American recently retired from the Army, and a pair of Bombay industrialists. —  The Game--Laurie King--Mary Russell 07
  • After giving up the catwalk Jodie began playing polo, and after two years represented England in the Women's World Championships. —  Sky Showbiz - Latest
  • Though everyone has their own unique way of wearing a polo, the Ben Sherman Beak will be particularly impressive contrasted against bottoms in a neutral shade like gray. —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
  • However with Mazzie she had a pelham for polo, and then either a dutch gag or loose ring snaffle for everything else depending on what we were doing.
  • KARACHI, Pakistan -- Asif Ali Zardari is known as a polo-loving playboy who tainted the governments of his wife, Benazir Bhutto, with corruption scandals that landed him in jail. —  Top Stories - Google News
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  1. Balti (Tibeto-Burman language of Pakistan), ball.

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  1. East Indian
  2. Polynesian name.
 

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/ˈpoʊloʊ/
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