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Polled vs Horned - What's the difference?

polled | horned |

As verbs the difference between polled and horned

is that polled is (poll) while horned is (horn).

As adjectives the difference between polled and horned

is that polled is lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off while horned is having horns.

polled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (poll)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
  • Cropped; bald.
  • The polled bachelor.

    horned

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having horns.
  • A goat is an example of a horned animal.
  • * Coleridge
  • The horned moon with one bright star / Within the nether tip.
    Synonyms
    * cornigerous
    Derived terms
    * African horned cucumber * horned desert viper * horned dilemma * horned frog * horned gopher * horned grebe * horned lark * horned lizard * horned melon * horned owl * horned puffin * horned rattlesnake * horned screamer * horned snake * horned sphere * horned toad * Saharan horned viper

    See also

    * horny * cuckold

    Etymology 2

    See (horn) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (horn)
  • Anagrams

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