Hondas sound like cars designed by pacifists and humanitarian diplomats. The Accord, Civic, Insight.

to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass

Being the representative of a town upon the sea, he seems to think it desirable that there should be a nautical bluffness in his style; and he ever suggests in his speeches, a paraphrase into politics of one of [Charles] Dibdin's sea-songs delivered prosewise.

If time was available, whaling prospects poor, and the weather gentle, a gam might last all day and include tea and dinner.