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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Polling

/pōl'-ĭng/ · Poll·ing · IPA /pˈoʊlɪŋ/
01 n. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.
  1. 1.
    The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.
  2. 2.
    Plunder, or extortion.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    The act of voting, or of registering a vote.
Phrases & compounds
Polling booth — a temporary structure where the voting at an election is done; a polling place.