POLLING

Poll″ing (?), n. [[See Poll the head.]] 1. 1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.
2. 2. Plunder, or extortion. E. Hall.
3. 3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote.
Polling booth, a temporary structure where the voting at an election is done; a polling place.