Origin: From , pal, from , from , from , perhaps from , from , ultimately from . . Cognate with , stake, pale, , stake, pale, Saterland Frisian pole, , , , , , , . ====Noun==== # Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. #* #* There she was, walking around with an IV pole, and we were only told that "Mommy isn't feeling so well, so she has to be connected to a special soda." # A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage. #: #: # (angling) A type of basic fishing rod. # A long spo. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.