Pollard1. (n.) A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.
2. (n.) A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit.
3. (n.) A fish, the chub.
4. (n.) A stag that has cast its antlers.
5. (n.) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
6. (v. t.) To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows.
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