pol ‧ lard /ˈpɒləd, -lɑːd $ ˈpɑːlərd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive] British English
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ poll 1 in its original sense 'head' ]
to cut the top off a tree in order to make the lower branches grow more thickly
pol ‧ lard /ˈpɒləd, -lɑːd $ ˈpɑːlərd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive] British English
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ poll 1 in its original sense 'head' ]
to cut the top off a tree in order to make the lower branches grow more thickly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012