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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLLARD

n.[from poll. ] A tree lopped. 1. A clipped coin.
2. The chub fish.
3. A stag that has cast his horns.
4. A mixture of bran and meal.

 

POLLARD

v.t.To lop the tops of trees; to poll.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLLARD

Pol "lard, n. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.) (a ) A fish, the chub. (b ) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c ) A hornless animal (cow or sheep ).

 

POLLARD

Pol "lard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pollarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pollarding.]

 

Defn: To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. Evelyn.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pollard

pol lard |ˈpälərd ˈpɑlərd | verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. pollarded ) cut off the top and branches of (a tree ) to encourage new growth at the top: a wide boulevard lined with pollarded linden trees. noun 1 a tree whose top and branches have been cut off for this reason. 2 archaic an animal, e.g., a sheep or deer, that has lost its horns or cast its antlers. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from the verb poll + -ard .

 

Oxford Dictionary

pollard

pollard |ˈpɒləd | verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. pollarded ) cut off the top and branches of (a tree ) to encourage new growth at the top. noun 1 a tree whose top and branches have been pollarded. 2 archaic an animal that has lost its horns or cast its antlers. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from the verb poll + -ard .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pollard

pol lard /pɔ́lə r d /名詞 C 1 角を切り落とした [角なし種の ]シカ [ウシ ].2 枝を刈り込んだ木 .動詞 他動詞 …を刈り込む, 切り落とす .