Need Some Help With

[Robertwilliam]

Need some help with the clue in the Wood for the Trees Rainbow Quiz no 39 - “Head has a way to reduce the size”

[elliemay1]

How many letters?

[angie55]

Please remember to quote the closing date as well as the name of the quiz as per AB guidelines.

[Captain2]

Poll a Rd
Pollard

[Robertwilliam]

Elliemay1 Head has a way to reduce the size is a 7 letter word any ideas what that could be?

[fiction-factory]

If Is ay POLLARD will you give me Best Answer?

[Captain2]

Not when I beat you to it FF. ;0))))

[Robertwilliam]

Elliemay1 it’s a seven letter word

[Captain2]

I presume fiction-factory and myself are sharing the cloak of invisibility on this thread.

[Tilly2]

Who said that?

[Captain2]

Exactly Tilly. :0)))

(Nice to know someone can see anyway).

[Tilly2]

I've got my glasses on, Capt.

[Robertwilliam]

I cannot see how Pollard is the answer Captain 2 but do understand that Pollarding does reduce the size of a tree

[Captain2]

poll (pōl)
n.
1. The casting and registering of votes in an election.
2. The number of votes cast or recorded.
3. polls
a. The places where votes are cast and registered during an election, considered as a group: The polls close in this state at 8:00.
b. A place where votes are cast and registered: I went to the polls before work to cast a vote.
4. A survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information.
5. The head, especially the top of the head where hair grows.


Def 5 above = POLL + A R(oa)D = way

[Captain2]

Do you remember the Poll Tax (now called Council Tax)? Well, poll means basically a 'head count'.

[pixie374]

Poll is also the top of a horse's head.