pinfold

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pinfold - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pinfold \Pin"fold`\, n. [For pindfold. See Pinder, Pound an
     inclosure, and Fold an inclosure.]
     A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are
     confined; a pound; a penfold. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

pinfold - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pinfold
      n 1: a pen where stray animals are confined