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pollard |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pollard \Pol"lard\, n. [From {Poll} the head.] 1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches. --Pennant. 2. A clipped coin; also a counterfeit. [Obs.] --Camden. 3. (Zo["o]l.) a A fish, the chub. b A stag that has cast its antlers. c A hornless animal (cow or sheep). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pollard \Pol"lard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pollarded}; p. pr & vb n. {Pollarding}.] To lop the tops of as trees; to poll; as to pollard willows. --Evelyn. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pollard n 1: a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage 2: a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed v : convert into a pollard, as of trees [syn: {poll}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Pollard, AL (town, FIPS 61536) Location: 31.02253 N, 87.17243 W Population (1990): 100 (50 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Pollard, AR (town, FIPS 56600) Location: 36.43073 N, 90.26620 W Population (1990): 229 (112 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72456
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