pollard
noun · verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(attributive, often)(often attributive) A pruned tree; the wood of such trees.
And at this place there was a long, straight causeway, with two long rows of pollard willows, one upon either hand.
- 2.
A buck deer that has shed its antlers.
- 3.
A hornless variety of domestic animal, such as cattle or goats.
- 4.
(obsolete, rare)A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus), a kind of fish.
- 5.
(Australia)(now Australia) A fine grade of bran including some flour. The fine cell layer between bran layers and endosperm, used for animal feed.
- 6.
(historical)(numismatics, historical) A 13th-century European coin minted as a debased counterfeit of the sterling silver penny of Edward I of England, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(horticulture) To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth.
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English poll (head) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward. When used as a verb, it is often used to mean a cut head, which originates from the terms usage in cattle, where "pollarded" is used to mean "headed," as opposed to horned.