pinfold

Plural: pinfolds

Noun

a pen where stray animals are confined
An open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land.

Verb

Verb Forms: pinfolded, pinfolding, pinfolds

To confine animals in a pen or enclosure.
To confine (animals) in a pinfold.

Examples

He managed to PINFOLD his opponent’s letter tiles, limiting their moves.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pinfold, punfold, punfald, variants of Middle English pundfold, pundfald, from Old English pundfald (“pinfold”), equivalent to pound (“pen, enclosure”) + fold.

Scrabble Score: 13

pinfold: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pinfold: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pinfold: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pinfold: valid Words With Friends Word