Morpheme
Pole
Type
free base
Denotation
stake, staff, post, prop, stay, pale
Etymology
Middle English pole, pal; Old English pāl; Latin pālus
Evidence
alepole, beanpole, cartpole, catchpole, clodpole, clothespole, fencepole, firepole, fishpole, flagpole, footpole, grabpole, headpole, lightpole, lodgepole, maypole, meatpole, milepole, pitchpole, pole, polearm, poleaxe, poleboat, poled, polehead, poleless, polelike, poleman, polepiece, poler, poles, polescreen, polesitter, polesman, polespear, polestar, polester, poletimber, poling, ridgepole, roundpole, tentpole,
Notes
pole, pale, palus, and peel are doublets
homophone of Poll
See Also
Homographs
Pole, Pol(e) [Pole, Pol], Pol(e) [Pole, Pol], Pole, Pole, Pole
