GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Pollard (?), 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.
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2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.] Camden.
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3. (Zool.) (a) A fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
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Pollard, 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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