I. kə-ˈral, -ˈrel noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Vulgar Latin * currale enclosure for vehicles, from Latin currus cart, from currere to run — more at car
Date: 1582
1. : a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
2. : an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment
II. transitive verb
( cor·ralled ; cor·ral·ling )
Date: 1847
1. : to enclose in a corral
2. : to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral
3. : collect , gather
corralling votes for the upcoming election