† pitfoldn.

Forms: 1500s– pitfold, 1600s pitfolde.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pitfall n.

Etymology: Probably alteration of pitfall n. after pinfold n.

Obsolete.

= pitfall n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device to trip or obstruct people or horses > [noun]

caltropa1300

pitfalla1350

pitfold1575

trip1862

the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > trap or snare

panter1299

linesc1325

pitfalla1382

gilderta1400

pantle?a1450

shrape1532

pitfold1575

strap1584

scrape1620

pole trap1879

teagle1908

1575 W. Drury in T. Churchyard Chippes f. 39 The enemy..bruted abroad we were taken in a pitfold.

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 245/2 Decipulum... Vn trebuchet, a pitfold, or other snare to intrap birds or beastes.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella xi In her chekes pit thou didst thy pitfold set.

1633 T. Nash Quaternio 25 How again with Cæsar to giue an enemy passage hauing him in a straite and pitfolde, that he may take the more advantage of him in pursuit.

1638 J. Kirke Seven Champions Christendome v. sig. K3 Bran. What are they spring'd my love? Clowne. I, they are my owne, fast lockt in a pitfold.

1720 J. Craggs tr. Longus Pastoral Amours Daphnis & Chloe (ed. 2) i. 15 Neither the one or the other look'd before them, but fell both into one of those Pitfolds we have been describing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pitfold
释义	† pitfoldn. Forms: 1500s– pitfold, 1600s pitfolde. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pitfall n. Etymology: Probably alteration of pitfall n. after pinfold n. Obsolete. = pitfall n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device to trip or obstruct people or horses > [noun] caltropa1300 pitfalla1350 pitfold1575 trip1862 the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > trap or snare panter1299 linesc1325 pitfalla1382 gilderta1400 pantle?a1450 shrape1532 pitfold1575 strap1584 scrape1620 pole trap1879 teagle1908 1575 W. Drury in T. Churchyard Chippes f. 39 The enemy..bruted abroad we were taken in a pitfold. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 245/2 Decipulum... Vn trebuchet, a pitfold, or other snare to intrap birds or beastes. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella xi In her chekes pit thou didst thy pitfold set. 1633 T. Nash Quaternio 25 How again with Cæsar to giue an enemy passage hauing him in a straite and pitfolde, that he may take the more advantage of him in pursuit. 1638 J. Kirke Seven Champions Christendome v. sig. K3 Bran. What are they spring'd my love? Clowne. I, they are my owne, fast lockt in a pitfold. 1720 J. Craggs tr. Longus Pastoral Amours Daphnis & Chloe (ed. 2) i. 15 Neither the one or the other look'd before them, but fell both into one of those Pitfolds we have been describing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1575
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