pin·fold (p n f ld )n. An enclosure where stray animals are confined. tr.v. pin·fold·ed, pin·fold·ing, pin·folds To confine in or as if in a pinfold. [Middle English pynfold, alteration of Old English pundfald : pund-, enclosure + fald, fold.] |
pinfold [ˈpɪnˌfəʊld]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
a. a pound for stray cattle
b. a fold or pen for sheep or cattle
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to gather or confine in or as if in a pinfold
[Old English pundfald, from pound3 + fold2]
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| Noun | 1. | pinfold - a pen where stray animals are confined pen - an enclosure for confining livestock |
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