1.The head; the back part of the head. "All flaxen was his poll."
2.A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals. "We are the greater poll, and in true fear They gave us our demands." "The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life, amounts not to fifteen thousand poll."
3.Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
4.The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll. "All soldiers quartered in place are to remove... and not to return till one day after the poll is ended."
5.pl. The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
6.The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.