pollard
Americannoun
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a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
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an animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, having no horns.
verb (used with object)
noun
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an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed
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a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have pollardedperfect
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has pollardedperfect 3rd person singular
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are pollardingprogressive
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pollardssingular 3rd person
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is pollardingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been pollardingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been pollardingperfect progressive
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am pollardingprogressive 1st person singular
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pollardingparticiple
Past
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had pollardedperfect
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had been pollardingperfect progressive
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pollardedparticiple
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was pollardingprogressive singular
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were pollardingprogressive plural
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pollardedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of pollard
Example Sentences
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Mr McBride, who records ancient trees in Wales, said the oak had enormous cultural significance as it was a pollard - it had not grown in the field naturally.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2018
The pollard heads are now the size of softballs, or larger.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2015
This permits the tree to develop knobbly structures called pollard heads, which form natural defenses against wound decay.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2015
An old pollard in Savernake Forest that could date back to Saxon times.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2014
High up above the thirty-foot retaining-wall, behind its palms and pollard acacias, the chalet was pouring forth a stream of light from its open door.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
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