pollard
A pruned tree; the wood of such treesA pruned tree; the wood of such trees.
Meaning
6 senses(attributive, often)A pruned tree; the wood of such trees.
A buck deer that has shed its antlers.
a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed
A hornless variety of domestic animal, such as cattle or goats.
(Australia)A fine grade of bran including some flour. The fine cell layer between bran layers and endosperm, used for animal feed.
(historical)A 13th-century European coin minted as a debased counterfeit of the sterling silver penny of Edward I of England, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.
(obsolete, rare)A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus), a kind of fish.
Origin
From Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by oFrom Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward. When used as a verb, it is often used to mean a cut head, which originates from the terms usage in cattle, where "pollarded" is used to mean "headed," as opposed to horned.
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