Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The officer of a manor whose duty it was to impound stray cattle.
- n. Same as pindal.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete One who impounds; a poundkeeper.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. obsolete One who impounds; a poundkeeper.
Etymologies
- Anglo-Saxon pyndan to pen up, from pund a pound. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Comments (5) pinder: is it true that The National are now opening the shows for CYHSY? that's kinda sad.”
“For the rest of year we keep the government in the cellar. marie pinder”
“December 12, 2005 22: 57 pinder: such a great album, i envy those who are listening to it for the first time just now. wait till you get to the utter glee that is Penitentiary Bound.”
“Comments (16) pinder: that Kaada & Patton album is a nice album that's underrated. also the songs on the new Fantomas album are named after each day in April 2005, 04/01/05 and so on ...”
“June 29, 2005 14: 04 pinder: wow, i thought Out Hud was a lock for worst album cover of the year, but clearly there's a new front runner.”
the larvae look nothing like the adults (Music (For Robots))
“June 27, 2005 19: 05 pinder: wow, didn't know so many people were disappointed with the first album. i thought it was a fun, catchy summer album. nothing spectacular, but not disagreeable.”
“Pinder's Balk, which the pinder cultivated for his own profit.”
“William Scadlock, (Scathelock or Scarlet;) George a Green, pinder, (or pound-keeper;) of Wakefield; Much, a miller's son; and a certain monk or friar, named Tuck.”
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832
“I am not able to bring upon the stage, a mayor and a group of aldermen, dressed in antique scarlet, bordered with fur, drawing a train of attendants; the meanest of which, even the pinder, is badged with silver: Nor treat my guest with a band of music, in scarlet cloaks with broad laces.”
“- Cardinals announcer Jack Buck, calling the final out on KMOX/St. Louis radio. yours truly invoked the powers of the lucy pinder rally. i think that worked well”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pinder’.
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Cattle
cattle, cow, beef, steer, heifer, calf, bull, cattle call, Black Angus, Hereford, Holstein, Dwarf Lulu and 402 more...
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phrontistery - p
from phrontistery.info
pustule, purulence, pushful, purser, purpureal, putative, purpure, purpresture, purloin, purline, purlieu, purlicue and 1766 more...
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Keepers
I'm fond of many words, but these are definitely keepers.
beekeeper, zookeeper, goalkeeper, netkeeper, innkeeper, housekeeper, storekeeper, gamekeeper, wicketkeeper, lighthouse keeper, gatekeeper, bookkeeper and 64 more...
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Professional Scrabble Lexicon (TWL)
A myriad of game-changing words every Scrabble addict must have in his arsenal.
Keep in mind that these are all tried-and-true feasibly playable words selected for their handiness, i.e...paragon, pignora, ganef, suttee, origan, ohia, aioli, abasement, lehr, mho, tallow, harelike and 843 more...
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Wordie/Wordnik Curio Cabinet
Oddments culled from my "main" lists that belong in a display cabinet of their own, plus sundry other curiosities. :-)
zeugma, ziggurat, xiphoid, xeric, whizgigging, whangdoodle, viviparous, vivific, vinolent, verjuice, vellicate, velleity and 1193 more...
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Archaic Occupations
Some of these professions still exist today but the word for them has changed; some (mason or boatswain, for example), are still in use but are included for their rich historical associations. Som...
yeoman, summoner, chandler, ostler, carter, chapman, slaver, mason, cordwainer, cooper, glazier, dyer and 187 more...
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