pinfold

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

• 🇫🇷Substantif désignant un enclos ou un espace clôturé où l'on garde des animaux errants ou capturés, en particulier le bétail.

1. Animal enclosure C2 formal british

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷Enclos de fourrière pour animaux errants

   Synonymes: corralenclosurefoldimpoundpenpound

• pinfolds plural form
• pinfolds' possessive plural form
• pinfold's possessive singular form