a game played on horseback by two teams of four players each, who attempt to drive a small wooden ball through the opponents' goal with a mallet having a long, flexible handle
Polo,
Marco 1254-1324; Venetian traveler in E Asia
See polo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pōˈlō)
noun
A game played by two teams of three or four players on horseback who are equipped with long-handled mallets for driving a small wooden ball through the opponents' goal.
Water polo.
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poˈlo·ist noun
(pōˈlō), Marco 1254-1324.
Venetian traveler who explored Asia from 1271 to 1295. His Travels of Marco Polo was the only account of the Far East available to Europeans until the 17th century.