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pollard

pollard is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.] Camden.
  2. 2.(Zoöl.) (a) A fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
  3. 3.To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. Evelyn.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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