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  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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