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单词 pollard
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pol•lard  (polərd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
  2. Zoology, Animal Husbandryan animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, having no horns.

v.t. 
  1. Zoologyto convert into a pollard.
  • poll1 + -ard 1515–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pollard /ˈpɒləd/ n
  1. an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed
  2. a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches
vb
  1. (transitive) to convert into a pollard; poll
Etymology: 16th Century: hornless animal; see poll
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