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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: poll
See Also: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, ruminant, snip, tree, trim
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