pinder

American  

[pin-der] / ˈpɪn dər /

noun

Southern U.S. (chiefly South Carolina).

1. peanut.

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Etymology

Origin of pinder

First recorded in 1690–1700, pinder is from the Kongo word mpinda, or a cognate Bantu word

Example Sentences

The question of suitable headgear was a momentous and difficult one, but eventually a helmet was selected for the pinder, with a cocked hat for the town’s crier.

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

“Billy,” as the gentleman was ordinarily called, occupied the position of pinder for a score of years.

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

It was also said that the pinder had received many sound thrashings from farmers whom he had met at night for these little acts of misdemeanour.

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

All this beheard three witty young men, 'Twas Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John; With that they spied the jolly pinder, As he sate under a thorn.

From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)

The walls of the pound, however, were so low that Jerry’s goose flew over them, and went away—the pinder did not know where.

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End