pinder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pinder
First recorded in 1690–1700, pinder is from the Kongo word mpinda, or a cognate Bantu word
Example Sentences
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How the case ended I forget; but I think it would teach the too ardent pinder a valuable lesson.
From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
O wilt thou forsake the pinder his craft And go to the green wood with me?
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
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 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 Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)
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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