2. Verb. (third-person singular of pinfold) ¹
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Definition of Pinfolds
1. pinfold [v] - See also: pinfold
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinfolds
Literary usage of Pinfolds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient Ordinances and Statute Laws of the Isle of Man: Carefully Copied by Isle of Man, Mark Anthony Mills (1821)
"And it is further ordered and enacted, That the pinfolds of every Parish be made,
upholden, and kept in repair all Times in the Year, as well Winter as ..."
2. The Revised Reports by Robert Campbell, Frederick Pollock, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead, Great Britain Courts (1894)
"But if it means children, all is consistent. It was not intended that the estate
should go over to the pinfolds, except in the event of the nephew ..."
3. Reports of Cases Upon Appeals and Writs of Error in the House of Lords by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Patrick Dow (1818)
"It was not intended that the estate should go over to the pinfolds, except in
the event of the nephew Roake dying without issue, or leaving issue and the ..."
4. Reports of Cases Decided in the House of Lords, Upon Appeal from Scotland by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, John Craigie, John Shaw Stewart, Thomas S. Paton (1851)
"When salmon caine up the river, they passed easily into the pinfolds under these
nets, which rose up to give them way. If they attempted to go up and run ..."
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