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noun
- A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon. --w:Wyclif, Wyclif.
- Charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a . --W:Francis Bacon, Francis Bacon.
- The sleepy pool above the dam. --W:Tennyson, Tennyson.
- A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
- The filthy mantled pool beyond your cell. --W:Shak, Shak.
- The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
Translations: - Spanish: estanque
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verb (transitive)
- put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.
- Finally, it favors the pooling of all issues. -- w:Grant, Grant.
(intransitive)
- combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial,speculative, or gambling transaction.
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