Category: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.