I. ˈpä-lərd noun
Etymology: poll (II)
Date: 1611
: a tree cut back to the trunk to promote the growth of a dense head of foliage
II. transitive verb
Date: 1670
: to make a pollard of (a tree)
I. ˈpä-lərd noun
Etymology: poll (II)
Date: 1611
: a tree cut back to the trunk to promote the growth of a dense head of foliage
II. transitive verb
Date: 1670
: to make a pollard of (a tree)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003