Meaning & use
Poley
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Naturally hornless, used especially to describe cattle; a variant of 'polled.'
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The rancher bred poley cattle to reduce the risk of injury from horns.
Poley cows are easier to manage in tight pens since they lack horns.
A note on using this word
Chiefly used in Australian and British agricultural English, especially in cattle farming.
Words with a similar meaning
polledhornless
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Words with an opposite meaning
horned
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