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Polo vs Horseball - What's the difference?

polo | horseball |

As nouns the difference between polo and horseball

is that polo is field while horseball is a sport played on horseback where points are scored by shooting a ball through a high net.

polo

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
  • A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
  • (countable) A polo shirt.
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, February 22, Mike Albo, Outfitters to Presidents, Preppies, Me, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Then on the second floor there is the creepy boy’s section, which had little headless mannequins in premium polos ($39.50), rugby shirts ($49.50) and a precocious leather pilot jacket for $148. }}

    Usage notes

    The word polo has the following commercial uses: * - A white mint flavoured sweet with a hole in the centre. * (VW Polo) - A type of car manufactured by Volkswagen

    Derived terms

    * polo shirt - A T-shaped shirt with a collar and two buttons. * polo neck - A garment, usually a sweater, with a round, high collar that folds over and covers the neck. (Can also be used as an adjective, e.g. polo-necked jumper.) * water polo - A version of the game above, played in a swimming pool instead of on horseback.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "polo")

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    horseball

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia horseball)
  • A sport played on horseback where points are scored by shooting a ball through a high net.