pollard
pronunciation
How to pronounce pollard in British English:
UK [ˈpɒləd; ˈpɒlɑːd]
How to pronounce pollard in American English:
US [ ˈpɑːlərd]
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- Noun:
- a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
- a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed
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- Verb:
- convert into a pollard
Word Origin
- pollard (n.)
- 1540s, "de-horned animal," from poll (v.2) + -ard. In reference to polled trees, from 1610s.