/ ˈpɒləd; -lɑːd; NAmE ˈpɑːlərd/ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] ( technical ) to cut off the branches at the top of a tree so that the lower branches will grow more thickly
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from the verb poll + -ard .
/ ˈpɒləd; -lɑːd; NAmE ˈpɑːlərd/ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] ( technical ) to cut off the branches at the top of a tree so that the lower branches will grow more thickly
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from the verb poll + -ard .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005