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pollard

To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows.

Origin: Pollarded; Pollarding.

1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.

2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit.

3. (Science: zoology) A fish, the chub. A stag that has cast its antlers.

A hornless animal (cow or sheep).

Origin: From Poll the head.