pollarded
simple past tense and past participle of pollard
pollarded (comparative more pollarded, superlative most pollarded)
(of a tree) That has been cut back heavily in order to produce dense new growth
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"lard, n. Etym: [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.]
Definition: To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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