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Devon vs Polony - What's the difference?

devon | polony |

As nouns the difference between devon and polony

is that devon is one of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England while polony is a kind of sausage made of meat that has been only partly cooked.

As a proper noun Devon

is a county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.

As an adjective polony is

polish.

devon

English

(wikipedia Devon)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
  • Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
  • derived from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
  • of modern American usage, derived from the place name.

    • Synonyms

    * (county) Devonshire

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

    • polony

    English

    (wikipedia polony)

    Etymology 1

    From obsolete (etyl) , from (etyl) Polonia

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Polish.

    • Etymology 2

    A corruption of .

    Noun

    (polonies)
  • A kind of sausage made of meat that has been only partly cooked.

    • Etymology 3

    Shortening of polonaise.

    Noun

    (polonies)
  • (Scotland) the polonaise.

    • Etymology 4

    Variant form.

    Noun

    (polonies)

    • References

    * English Polari slang