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Polo. (See quot. 1894) U.S.
Sport. An action intended to make one's position safer. Polo. An act of hitting the ball over one's own goal line, thus protecting one's goal.
A blow given to something aimed at; a stroke (at cricket, billiards, etc.); the collision or impact of one body with another.
In polo, an act of crooking an opponent's stick (see crook, v.1 6).