"polk" meaning in All languages combined

See polk on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-polk.ogg Forms: polks [present, singular, third-person], polking [participle, present], polked [participle, past], polked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} polk (third-person singular simple present polks, present participle polking, simple past and past participle polked)
  1. (obsolete, slang) To dance the polka. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-polk-en-verb-DQflXb5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for polk meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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