noun
1.
a pound for stray animals.
2.
a fold, as for sheep or cattle.
3.
a place of confinement or restraint.
verb (used with object)
4.
to confine in or as in a pinfold.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a pound for stray cattle |
| b. a fold or pen for sheep or cattle | |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to gather or confine in or as if in a pinfold |
| [Old English pundfald, from | |
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