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单词 polt
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Definition of polt in English:

polt

noun pəʊlt
Southern, English Regional, Midlands
  • A blow, a hard knock.

verb pəʊlt
English Regional, Midlands rare
  • with object To beat, strike, thump; (English regional (south-west midlands)) specifically to knock (fruit) down from a tree.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in MS Bodleian 30. Probably from polt, although first attested earlier. Perhaps compare palt. It is not certain that sense 2 shows the same word; compare polt-foot
mid 17th century; earliest use found in Walter Blith (bap. 1605, d. 1654), writer on husbandry. Apparently ultimately related to pilt, although the form is difficult to account for; perhaps developed from the past tense forms at pilt. Perhaps compare palt.

 
 

Definition of polt in US English:

polt

nounpəʊlt
Southern, English Regional, Midlands
  • A blow, a hard knock.

verbpəʊlt
English Regional, Midlands rare
  • with object To beat, strike, thump; (English regional (south-west midlands)) specifically to knock (fruit) down from a tree.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in MS Bodleian 30. Probably from polt, although first attested earlier. Perhaps compare palt. It is not certain that sense 2 shows the same word; compare polt-foot<br>mid 17th century; earliest use found in Walter Blith (bap. 1605, d. 1654), writer on husbandry. Apparently ultimately related to pilt, although the form is difficult to account for; perhaps developed from the past tense forms at pilt. Perhaps compare palt.

 
 
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