poind

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/pɪnd//pɔɪnd/

noun

A seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized

OriginMiddle Scots poynd ← Middle English pynden ← Old English *pyndan →
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Meanings

nounpoind (plural poinds)

plural poinds

  1. ScotlandobsoleteA seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized
verbpoind (third-person singular simple present poinds, present participle poinding, simple past and past participle poinded)

present singular third person poinds · participle present poinding · participle past poinded · past poinded

  1. ScotlandobsoleteTo seize property in this manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*pundijan
  2. Old English*pyndan
  3. Middle Englishpynden
  4. Middle Scotspoynd
  5. Englishpoind

Borrowed from Middle Scots poynd, puynd, from Middle English pynden, from Old English *pyndan (and derived ġepyndan), from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan. Doublet of pind.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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