pollard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pollard	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for pollard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pollard n a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed v convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: poll, pollard]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.] --Camden. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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