pollard

4 definitions found

pollard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pollard \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.
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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 \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.
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pollard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pollard
      n 1: a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth
           of foliage
      2: a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had
         them removed
      v 1: convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: poll,
           pollard]

pollard - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Pollard, AL (town, FIPS 61536)
    Location: 31.02253 N, 87.17243 W
    Population (1990): 100 (50 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Pollard, AR (town, FIPS 56600)
    Location: 36.43073 N, 90.26620 W
    Population (1990): 229 (112 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 72456