n. & v.
--n.
1. US a pen for cattle, horses, etc.
2 an enclosure for capturing wild animals.
3 esp. US hist. a defensive enclosure of wagons in an encampment.
--v.tr. (corralled, corralling)
1. put or keep in a corral.
2 form (wagons) into a corral.
3 US colloq. acquire.
Etymology: Sp. & OPort. (as KRAAL)