"POO" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: POOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} POO (plural POOs)
  1. (historical) Initialism of post-office order. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: post-office order Categories (topical): Money, Post

Inflected forms

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