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

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Example Sentences

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pinder

O wilt thou forsake the pinder his craft And go to the green wood with me?

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

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 T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland

The latter form of remuneration, which was the more common, is exemplified at Doncaster, where there is a field called the Pinder's Balk, which the pinder cultivated for his own profit.

From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell

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

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

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