POLLARD


Meaning of POLLARD in English

/ 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.