Etymology

pinfold

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English pinfold ← Old English pundfald
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  1. Old English · inherited frompundfald“pinfold”
  2. Middle English · inherited frompundfold
  3. Middle English · inherited frompinfold
  4. English todaypinfold

From Middle English pinfold, punfold, punfald, variants of Middle English pundfold, pundfald, from Old English pundfald (“pinfold”), equivalent to pound (“pen, enclosure”) + fold.

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