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Polled vs Nott - What's the difference?

polled | nott |

As verbs the difference between polled and nott

is that polled is (poll) while nott is (obsolete) to shear.

As adjectives the difference between polled and nott

is that polled is lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off while nott is (obsolete) bald.

polled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (poll)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
  • Cropped; bald.
    • The polled bachelor.

    nott

    English

    Alternative forms

    *not

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Bald.
  • Of an animal: having no horns; polled.
  • *1850 , "On the Farming of Somerset", Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England , vol. XI, p. 679:
  • *:For these and other reasons farmers who occupy good land in the vale with their hill farms are getting tired of the horned sheep, and use their hill farms only as summering-ground for nott sheep and bullocks.
  • *1891 , Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles :
  • *:Do ye know that riddle about the nott cows, Jonathan? Why do nott cows give less milk in a year than horned?

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To shear.
    • (Stow)