pinfold noun & verb. ['pɪnfǝʊld]
[Late Old English pundfald, from base repr. also by PIND verb, POND noun, pound noun² + FOLD noun¹.]
A. noun.
1. A pen or enclosure for cattle, horses, sheep, etc.; a pound, a fold. LOE.

2. transf. & fig. A place of confinement; a prison; a trap. LME.
b. verb trans. Shut up or enclose in a pinfold; fig. confine within narrow limits. E17.

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