I. ˈpinˌfōld noun
also pen·fold ˈpenˌ-
Etymology: pinfold from Middle English pynfold, pyndefolde, alteration (influenced by pinden to put in a pound and probably by pinnen to enclose) of pundfald, from Old English, from pund- enclosure, pound + fald fold, pen; penfold alteration (influenced by pen ) (I) of pinfold — more at pind , pin (v.)
1. : a pound for animals
2. : a place of restraint : confine
II. transitive verb
also penfold “
: to enclose or confine in or as if in a pinfold