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poind

British  
/ pɪnd /

verb

  1. to take (property of a debtor) in execution or by way of distress; distrain

  2. to impound (stray cattle, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of poind

C15: from Scots, variant of Old English pyndan to impound

Example Sentences

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My mither hadna the money gin, as it were, the day, an' on the morn, the messengers came to poind.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various

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