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单词 pind
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pind

/pɪnd/
(also pinded) Now Scottish and English regional
verb
1Specifically. To enclose or pen (an animal or bird); to impound (livestock). Now English regional ( rare ).
2 [with object] Scottish Law. To distrain; to seize and sell (an asset). Also without object. Compare poind. Now rare.

Origin

Old English (in an earlier sense). From the same Old English base as pound, with i-mutation caused by the verb-forming suffix in Old English. Compare Old Frisian penda to block, obstruct, and Old Icelandic pynda to extort, compel by force (although this is probably from Old English).

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