deerfold

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noun

A fold or park for deer.

OriginMiddle English *derfald ← Old English dēorfald →
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Meanings

noundeerfold (plural deerfolds)

plural deerfolds

  1. A fold or park for deer.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdēorfald“an enclosure or cage for wild beasts, a deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer”
  2. Middle English*derfald
  3. Englishdeerfold

From Middle English *derfald, from Old English dēorfald (“an enclosure or cage for wild beasts, a deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer”), equivalent to deer + fold.

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APA

deerfold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerfold

MLA

“deerfold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerfold. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deerfold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerfold.

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