Pinfold

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An enclosure where stray animals are confined.
  • v. To confine in or as if in a pinfold.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land.
  • v. To confine animals in a pinfold.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A place in which stray cattle are temporarily confined; a pound.
  • n. A fold or inclosure for animals.
  • To confine in a pound or pinfold; impound.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pen where stray animals are confined
    • Verb Form
    pinfolded    pinfolding    pinfolds   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pen   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pound    penfold   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wheatfield    farriery    boma    bulletpoint    pachyderm    gantlet    equerry    ranchero    ducking stool    earthside   
     
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