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| polo |
a game played on horseback by two teams of three or four members each. The players use mallets with long handles to hit a small wooden ball into the opponent's goal. |
| quarterstaff |
a long, strong, wooden pole with an iron tip, used in the past as a weapon. |
| shutter |
a wooden or metal cover that closes over the outside or inside of a window. [1/2 definitions] |
| spear1 |
a weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp pointed tip. Spears are thrown or thrust with the hand. [1/2 definitions] |
| stamp |
to mark with a carved and inked rubber or wooden block that makes a design, letters, or numbers. [1/10 definitions] |
| table tennis |
a game like outdoor tennis but played on top of a large table. In table tennis, small, wooden paddles and a small, hollow ball are used. |
| thumbtack |
a tack with a flat, round head that can be pressed into a wooden or cork board with a thumb. |
| timber |
a wooden piece that holds up a roof. [1/4 definitions] |
| toboggan |
a long, narrow, wooden sled that curves up in front. Toboggans have no blades underneath and are difficult to steer. [1/2 definitions] |
| totem pole |
a wooden pole that is carved and painted with totem images. Totem poles were raised outside the homes of some native peoples who lived near the Pacific coast in northwestern North America. |
| woodwork |
door and window frames and other wooden parts inside a house, or other objects or parts made of wood. |
| xylophone |
a percussion instrument composed of a series of metal or wooden bars. It is played by hitting the bars with small wooden mallets. |
| yoke |
a device used to join together a pair of work animals. A yoke is made up of a wooden bar with two U-shaped ends that fit around the animals' heads. [1/3 definitions] |
| yo-yo |
a toy made of two thick wooden or plastic disks connected by a peg around which a string is tied. One plays with a yo-yo by holding the end of the string and moving the hand to cause the disk unit to roll up and down the string. |
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