polo
/ˈpəʊləʊ
/noun [mass noun]
A game of Eastern origin resembling hockey, played on horseback with a long-handled mallet: he is teaching me to play polo [as modifier]: a polo match...
- How can they be world champions at polo, play magnificent hockey, soccer and rugby?
- John's own interest is rugby but he is well able to appreciate a good game of polo.
- Used mainly as cavalry horses, the walers also excelled as mounts at polo, race meetings, and gymkhanas.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Balti, 'ball'.
The name for this game (originally played in the East) is from a Balti Tibetan word meaning ‘ball’.