corraled

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corraled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Corral \Cor*ral"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corraled (-r?ld" or
     -r?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Corralling.]
     To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed
     space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses
     and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the
     plains, but in the Southwestern United States now
     colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning
     of anything. --Bartlett.
     [1913 Webster]