pinfold

• Существительное, обозначающее загон или огороженное место, где содержатся бродячие или отловленные животные, особенно домашний скот.

A noun referring to an enclosure or pen where stray or impounded animals, especially livestock, are confined.

1. Animal enclosureC2formalbritish

   A pen or enclosure where stray or wandering animals, especially livestock, are confined.

   Загон для скота

   • The farmer took the stray sheep to the pinfold.
   • In medieval times, the village pinfold was used to hold stray cattle.
   • The pinfold was located at the edge of the common land.

   Synonymscorralenclosurefoldimpoundpenpound