A pen or enclosure for stray or distrained livestock; a pound for animals, a fold.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > enclosure > fold or pen > pound (8) pinfolda1170 A pen or enclosure for stray or distrained livestock; a pound for animals, a fold. penfold1382 A fold or pound for penning sheep or cattle; an enclosure for stray livestock; = pinfold, n. Also figurative. pounda1425 Originally: an enclosure maintained by authority, for detaining stray or trespassing cattle, or for keeping distrained cattle or goods until… pound open1530 pound close n. also pound covert a pound to which the owner of impounded animals (or occasionally goods) is not allowed access. pound open n. also p… pound close1567 pound close n. also pound covert a pound to which the owner of impounded animals (or occasionally goods) is not allowed access. pound open n. also p… poind1643 northern. = pinfold, n. 1. rare. green yard1690 An enclosure for impounded animals and vehicles; a pound. Now historical. flat-house1698 ? a sheriff's office, a roofed shed for impounded animals. |
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