pinfold
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pin·fold

noun \-ˌfōld\

Definition of PINFOLD

1
: 2pound 1a
2
: a place of restraint

Origin of PINFOLD

Middle English, from Old English pundfald, from pund- enclosure + fald fold
First Known Use: 13th century

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