What does the word pole mean?
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[ Greek] The terminal points of the principal axis of a body; of a fetus its cephalic and pelvic extremities( Cephalic p., Pelvic p.); of the crystalline lens, the extremities, front and rear, of its antero-posterior axis( Anterior p., Posterior p.); of a magnet, the two points which are directed respectively north and south( North p., South p.); of a galvanic apparatus, the electrodes or other conducting apparatus connected with its elements, including the Positive p, connected with the electro-negative element( carbon, copper, or platinum) , and Negative p., connected with the electro-positive element.
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Usage examples for pole
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But, even then, some of the hands did not understand what he could want of a side pole. – The-Circus-Boys-Across-the-Continent-or-Winning-New-Laurels-on-the-Tanbark by Darlington, Edgar B. P.
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" You are a Pole and a Bukaty. – The Vultures by Henry Seton Merriman
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Is the' really an' truly a pole there? – The Panchronicon by Harold Steele Mackaye
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