poind
Britishverb
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to take (property of a debtor) in execution or by way of distress; distrain
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to impound (stray cattle, etc)
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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