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. (Zoöl.) (a) A
fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast
its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or
sheep).
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.