Pole

Morpheme

Pole

Type

free base

Denotation

stake, staff, post

Etymology

Middle English pole, pal; Old English pāl

Evidence

beanpole, firepole, flagpole, lightpole, maypole, pole, polearm, poleaxe, poled, poles, polespear, poling, ridgepole

Notes

homophone of Poll

Homographs

Pole, Pole, Pol(e), Pole, Pole