| 释义 |
pin·fold
I. \ˈpinˌfōld\ noun
also pen·fold \ˈpenˌ-\
Etymology: pinfold from Middle English pynfold, pyndefolde, alteration (influenced by pinden to put in a pound and probably by pinnen to enclose) of pundfald, from Old English, from pund- enclosure, pound + fald fold, pen; penfold alteration (influenced by pen) (I) of pinfold — more at pind, pin (v.)
1. : a pound for animals
2. : a place of restraint : confine
II. transitive verb
also penfold \“\
: to enclose or confine in or as if in a pinfold |