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Definition of pollard verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pollard

verb

NAmE//ˈpɑlərd//

[usually passive] pollard something (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pollard

he / she / it pollards

past simple pollarded

-ing form pollarding

to cut off the branches at the top of a tree so that the lower branches will grow more thickly

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