bollard

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bol=lard

CIDE DICTIONARY

bollard, n. [Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and Pollard.].

 An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.  [1913 Webster]

Bollard timber (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead, rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of the bowsprit, to secure its end.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bollard, n.
1 Brit. a short metal, concrete, or plastic post in the road, esp. as part of a traffic island.
2 a short post on a quay or ship for securing a rope.

Etymology

ME perh. f. ON bolr BOLE(1) + -ARD