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   Pol·lard

   /ˈpälərd/

   

   verb

   • 1. cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top: "it was the practice of local authorities to pollard these trees on a regular basis"

   noun

   • 1. a tree whose top and branches have been pollarded: "young trees have grown up between the pollards"
   • 2. an animal, e.g., a sheep or deer, that has lost its horns or cast its antlers. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from the verb poll + -ard.

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   What does Pollard mean in English?

   • She said that she would gradually get intimately acquainted with all the hedges, gates, pools, and pollards of this part of the town. What is the pronunciation of pollard? POLLARD meaning: 1. to cut the tops of trees back so that the tree then grows a small mass of branches close…. Learn more.

   POLLARD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What are pollards used for?

   • Pollards were also used to help stabilise banks along roadsides in areas of wet fen and bog. As urban or street trees. Cut regularly to control the size for safety reasons and to reduce the risk of soil shrinkage that might cause subsidence of buildings. There are considerable numbers of pollards, and coppice, that have not been cut for many years.

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   Who are Pollard?

   • The business was based in Bridgwater and was founded in 1860. It’s profile on LinkedIn states: “Pollard are a regional contractor with a reputation for quality and have undertaken a wide range of high profile construction projects across the South West.

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   Where did the name Pollard come from?

   • The term pollard, denoting an animal that has had its horns lopped, is not recorded until the 16th Century. Hence, a more likely source for the name is the medieval personal name "Polhard", a derivative of "Paul", which seems to have been pronounced "Poll" by the end of the 12th Century, plus the element "-hard", strong, brave.

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of pollard, a word related to pruning trees or animals. See examples, etymology, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   pollard. noun [ C ] agriculture specialized us / ˈpɑː.lɚd / uk / ˈpɒl.əd / / ˈpɒl.ɑːd /. a tree cut back at the top so that the tree then grows a small mass of branches close together: Young trees have grown up between the pollards, competing for light, water and nutrients.

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   noun. a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches. an animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, having no horns. verb (used with object) to convert into a pollard. pollard. / ˈpɒləd / noun. an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed.

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   1 day ago · Pollard is a noun that means an animal without horns or antlers, or a tree with its top branches cut off. It is also a verb that means to convert something into a pollard. Learn more about the word origin, frequency and examples of pollard.

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   Pollard can mean a tree with cut branches or an animal without horns. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms, translations, and verb forms.

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   Definitions of pollard. noun. a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage. see more. noun. a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed. see more. verb. convert into a pollard.

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   pollard something to cut off the branches at the top of a tree so that the lower branches will grow more thickly. Definition of pollard verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.