Pollard Definition
pŏlərd
pollards
noun
pollards
A tree with its top branches cut back to the trunk, so as to cause a dense growth of new shoots.
Webster's New World
A hornless goat, deer, ox, etc.
Webster's New World
A clipped or counterfeit coin.
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verb
pollards
To change into a pollard.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A surname.
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Other Word Forms of Pollard
Noun
Singular:
pollard
Plural:
pollardsOrigin of Pollard
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From Middle English 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.
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Middle English poll (“head") or the given name Paul + the pejorative suffix -ard.
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From poll
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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