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Meaning of pollard

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pollard

Pronunciation:/ˈpɒl.əd//ˈpɑ.lɚd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A pruned tree; the wood of such trees.

  2. A buck deer that has shed its antlers.

  3. A hornless variety of domestic animal, as cattle or goats.

  4. A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus), a kind of fish.

verb

Definitions

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