What is the British name for the pole used to propel a punt or barge?

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What is the British name for the pole used to propel a punt or barge?

Question #92273. Asked by markswood.
Last updated Apr 10 2017.

BRY2K
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BRY2K
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barge pole?

Pole used for propelling or fending off a barge by pushing with the pole against a fixed point.

Hmm, that was easier than it sounded.

Maybe I am amiss?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/bargepole

Response last updated by CmdrK on Apr 10 2017.
Feb 12 2008, 6:15 PM

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davejacobs
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It's called a QUANT, or QUANT POLE, especially on the Norfolk Broads.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Quant+pole

Response last updated by CmdrK on Apr 10 2017.
Feb 12 2008, 6:48 PM