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Pollard

Pollard Meaning & Definition
Pollard Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pollard?

[n] a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed
[n] a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
[v] convert into a pollard, as of trees

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pollard: poll

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pollard:

See Also | clip | crop | cut back | dress | lop | prune | ruminant | snip | tree | trim

Pollard In Webster's Dictionary

\Pol"lard\, n. [From {Poll} the head.] 1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches. --Pennant. 2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.] --Camden. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
\Pol"lard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pollarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pollarding}.] To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. --Evelyn.

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