pinfold

[ pin-fohld ]

/ ˈpɪnˌfoʊld /

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noun

a pound for stray animals.

a fold, as for sheep or cattle.

a place of confinement or restraint.

verb (used with object)

to confine in or as in a pinfold.

Origin of pinfold

1150–1200; late Middle English pynfold for *pindfold, equivalent to Old English pynd(an) to impound (derivative of pundpound³) + fold²; replacing Middle English po(u)n(d)fold(e), late Old English pundfald

Words nearby pinfold

pin-eyed, pinfall, pinfeather, pinfire, pinfish, pinfold, ping, pinger, Ping Hsin, pingo, ping-pong

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Example sentences from the Web for pinfold

Who is not sick of our long confinement in that pinfold there?
Stories from the Iliad|H. L. Havell
Like sheep hounded into their pinfold; bleating for mercy, where is no mercy, but only a whetted knife?
Thomas Carlyle|Hector Carsewell Macpherson
Was a bull-calf in a pinfold, an' that too they left behind.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893|Various
Pinfold is a pound for cattle; but no place of the name of Lipsbury is known.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley

Pinder, the man in charge of the pound or pinfold, was the name of a famous wicket-keeper of the last century.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

British Dictionary definitions for pinfold

pinfold

/ (ˈpɪnˌfəʊld) /

noun

a pound for stray cattle
a fold or pen for sheep or cattle

verb

(tr) to gather or confine in or as if in a pinfold

Word Origin for pinfold

Old English pundfald, from pound ³ + fold ²

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单词	pinfold
释义	pinfold [ pin-fohld ] / ˈpɪnˌfoʊld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinfold ON THESAURUS.COM noun a pound for stray animals. a fold, as for sheep or cattle. a place of confinement or restraint. verb (used with object) to confine in or as in a pinfold. Origin of pinfold 1150–1200; late Middle English pynfold for *pindfold, equivalent to Old English pynd(an) to impound (derivative of pundpound³) + fold²; replacing Middle English po(u)n(d)fold(e), late Old English pundfald Words nearby pinfold pin-eyed, pinfall, pinfeather, pinfire, pinfish, pinfold, ping, pinger, Ping Hsin, pingo, ping-pong Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pinfold Who is not sick of our long confinement in that pinfold there? Stories from the Iliad\|H. L. Havell Like sheep hounded into their pinfold; bleating for mercy, where is no mercy, but only a whetted knife? Thomas Carlyle\|Hector Carsewell Macpherson Was a bull-calf in a pinfold, an' that too they left behind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893\|Various Pinfold is a pound for cattle; but no place of the name of Lipsbury is known. The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays\|Thomas Keightley Pinder, the man in charge of the pound or pinfold, was the name of a famous wicket-keeper of the last century. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley British Dictionary definitions for pinfold pinfold / (ˈpɪnˌfəʊld) / noun a pound for stray cattle a fold or pen for sheep or cattle verb (tr) to gather or confine in or as if in a pinfold Word Origin for pinfold Old English pundfald, from pound ³ + fold ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pinfold crate, pen, jail, enclosure, coop, corral, fold, mew, pound
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pinfold

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of pinfold

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British Dictionary definitions for pinfold

noun

verb

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