pollard

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From polle (“‘hair of the head’”), (recorded in English since c.1290), from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch pol (“‘head, top’”); the verb is from the noun.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɒl.əd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɑ.lɚd/
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[edit] Noun

pollard (plural pollards)

1. (often attributive) A tree that has been pruned by cutting its branches back close to the trunk to promote a more bushy growth of foliage.
   • 1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone, Chapter 65,

     Only a little pollard hedge kept us from their blood-shot eyes.

2. An animal, such as cattle or deer, whose horns have been removed or lost.
3. Another name of Leuciscus cephalus, usually called chub.

[edit] Verb

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to pollard (third-person singular simple present pollards, present participle pollarding, simple past and past participle pollarded)

1. (horticulture) To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth.
   • 1910, Edward Morgan Forster, Howards End, Chapter 11,

     I didn't know one could pollard elms. I thought one only pollarded willows.