pollard
[
pol
-erd]
/ˈpɒl ərd/
noun
1.
a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
2.
an animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, having no horns.
verb (used with object)
3.
to convert into a pollard.
Origin
1515-25;
poll
1
+
-ard
Related forms
unpollarded,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
pollard
pollard
/
ˈpɒləd
/
noun
1.
an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed
2.
a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches
verb
3.
(
transitive
) to convert into a pollard; poll
Word Origin
C16: hornless animal; see
poll
Word Origin and History for
pollard
n.
1540s, "de-horned animal," from
poll
(v.2) +
-ard
. In reference to polled trees, from 1610s.