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pinfold

[ pin-fohld ]
/ ˈpɪnˌfoʊld /
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noun

a pound for stray animals.
a fold, as for sheep or cattle.
a place of confinement or restraint.

verb (used with object)

to confine in or as in a pinfold.

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Origin of pinfold

1150–1200; late Middle English pynfold for *pindfold, equivalent to Old English pynd(an) to impound (derivative of pund pound3) + fold2; replacing Middle English po(u)n(d)fold(e), late Old English pundfald

Words nearby pinfold

piney, pinfall, pinfeather, pinfire, pinfish, pinfold, ping, ping hsin, ping-pong, pinger, pingo
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Words related to pinfold

crate, pen, jail, enclosure, coop, corral, fold, mew, pound

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British Dictionary definitions for pinfold

pinfold
/ (ˈpɪnˌfəʊld) /

noun

  1. a pound for stray cattle
  2. a fold or pen for sheep or cattle

verb

(tr) to gather or confine in or as if in a pinfold

Word Origin for pinfold

Old English pundfald, from pound ³ + fold ²
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