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Etymology · Old English

*pyndan

3 English words descend from Old English *pyndan, most common first.

pinderA peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
pindTo impound (as cattle), to shut up in a pound.
poindA seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized