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A herd of cattle (or a person) in such a steep valley is largely shut up (enclosed).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A steep canyon in the Solitario region of Texas in the United States. Full definition →
Today it means: A steep canyon in the Solitario region of Texas in the United States. Full definition →
A herd of cattle (or a person) in such a steep valley is largely shut up (enclosed).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.