polony

[A corrupt. of Bologna, which city was famous for its sausages.] A kind of sausage made of partly-cooked pork. polt, s . [Cf. Lat. pul to , a frequent. from pello = to drive; Sw.bulta to beat; Eng. pelt , v.] A blow, a stroke; the act of striking. "Give me a good polt of the head." -Mad . D'Arblay : Cecilia , bk. ii., ch. ix. polt, a. [Prob. for polled =shortened; squeezed into a lump.] (See compounds.) polt-foot, s. & a. A. As subst.: A distorted foot; a club foot. B. As adj .: Having distorted feet; club-footed. polt-footed, a. The same as POLT-FOOT, a . "To escape this polt - footed philosopher."-Ben Jonson: Masque; Mercury Vindicated.