pinfold

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a pen where stray animals are confined
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pinfold \Pin"fold`\, n. [For pindfold. See Pinder, Pound an inclosure, and Fold an inclosure.] A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

A parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

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