Definition of Red poll

1. Noun. Hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle.

Generic synonyms: Bos Taurus, Cattle, Cows, Kine, Oxen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Poll

red onion
red onions
red osier
red osier dogwood
red oxide of lead
red oxygen
red panda
red pandas
red pepper
red peppers
red periwinkle
red phalarope
red phosphorus
red pimpernel
red pine
red poll (current term)
red poppy
red porgy
red precipitate
red pudding
red pulp
red pulp cords
red rag
red rag to a bull
red rail
red rails
red raspberry
red rat snake

Literary usage of Red poll

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Birds of Village and Field: A Bird Book for Beginners by Florence Merriam Bailey (1898)
"In the spring migration the Red-poll is often seen on the ground or on fences or bushes in company with Yellow-rumps, Pine Warblers, and Chipping Sparrows. ..."

2. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist by Natural History Society of Montreal (1857)
"Common snow-bird. This specie* continued abundant up to the second week in November, after which I lost sight of them.f Linaria minor. Ray, Lesser red poll. ..."

3. Chocorua's Tenants by Frank Bolles (1895)
"THE RED-POLL LINNET FOLLOWING the law of ages, Law whose reason time half buries, — Southward have the sparrows fluttered, Southward have the finches ..."

4. Chocorua's Tenants by Frank Bolles (1895)
"THE RED-POLL LINNET FOLLOWING the law of ages, Law whose reason time half buries, — Southward have the sparrows fluttered, Southward have the finches ..."

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