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Definition of pinfold in English: pinfoldnoun ˈpɪnfəʊldˈpɪnˌfoʊld historical A pound for stray animals. Example sentencesExamples - Imagine my surprise when I got to the ‘rope walk’, the section between the Old Catholic chapel and the pinfold, and found that either end of the ancient right of way had been, not only dug over but also built upon.
- All stray sheep were collected in the pinfold until the owners came to collect them.
- Inevitably, other cattle and sheep occasionally escaped and were, if not claimed, fastened into the Pinfold.
- The size and shape of pinfolds varies, some are four sided: rectangular, square and irregular, others are circular.
Synonyms enclosure, compound, pen, yard
verb ˈpɪnfəʊldˈpɪnˌfoʊld [with object]historical Confine (a stray animal) in a pinfold.
Origin Late Old English pundfald, from a base shared by pond and pound3 + fold2. Definition of pinfold in US English: pinfoldnounˈpinˌfōldˈpɪnˌfoʊld historical A pound for stray animals. Example sentencesExamples - Imagine my surprise when I got to the ‘rope walk’, the section between the Old Catholic chapel and the pinfold, and found that either end of the ancient right of way had been, not only dug over but also built upon.
- The size and shape of pinfolds varies, some are four sided: rectangular, square and irregular, others are circular.
- Inevitably, other cattle and sheep occasionally escaped and were, if not claimed, fastened into the Pinfold.
- All stray sheep were collected in the pinfold until the owners came to collect them.
Synonyms enclosure, compound, pen, yard
verbˈpinˌfōldˈpɪnˌfoʊld [with object]historical Confine (a stray animal) in a pinfold.
Origin Late Old English pundfald, from a base shared by pond and pound + fold. |