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.
2.
A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit.
[Obs.]
Camden.
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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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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