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Definition of Pollard

1. Verb. Convert into a pollard. "They pollard the trees"; "Pollard trees"

2. Noun. A tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage.

3. Noun. A usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed.

Definition of Pollard

1. n. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.

2. v. t. To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows.

Definition of Pollard

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹

2. Noun. (often attributive) A tree that has been pruned by cutting its branches back close to the trunk to promote a more bushy growth of foliage. ¹

3. Noun. An animal, such as cattle or deer, whose horns have been removed or shed. ¹

4. Noun. The chub (fish), ''Leuciscus cephalus''. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) A mixture of bran and meal. ¹

6. Verb. (horticulture) To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pollard

1. to cut the top branches of a tree back to the trunk [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Pollard

1. To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. Origin: Pollarded; Pollarding. 1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches. 2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. 3. A fish, the chub. A stag that has cast its antlers. A hornless animal (cow or sheep). Origin: From Poll the head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pollard

poll evil poll parrot poll taker poll tax pollack pollacks pollage pollages pollakidipsia pollakiuria

pollakiurias pollam pollams pollan pollans pollard (current term) pollarded pollarding pollards pollax

pollaxes polled pollee pollees pollen pollen antigen pollen count pollen counter pollen counters pollen extract

Literary usage of Pollard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"The birthplace of Edward Alfred pollard was "Alta Vista" in Albemarle County, ... His father, Major Richard pollard, USA, who was a Bachelor of Civil Law of ..."

2. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low (1901)
"97 pollard (Eliza F.)—A Hero King : a Romance of the Days of Alfred the Great. ... 296, 6s. net LANE, July 00 pollard (J.)—The Land of the Monuments : Notes ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"WE regret to announce that Dr. HB pollard, lecturer on biology and comparative anatomy at Charing Cross Hospital, died on June 14th. ..."

4. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1885)
"[pollard.] Southern History of the War. The First Year of the War. Reprinted from the Richmond Corrected Edition. New York: Charles B. Richardson. 1863. ..."

5. The Hundred Boston Orators Appointed by the Municipal Authorities and Other by James Spear Loring (1852)
"THE ancestor of this family was William pollard, whose wife, Anne , died in ... Benjamin pollard, a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in ..."

6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"The judgment of the Supreme Court w affirmed. CHARLES T. pollard, Plff. in Err., v. JOHN F. BAILEY, Assignee in Bankruptcy of Fowler & Sommerville. (See 8. ..."

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