pinfold noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •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.These drawing near the wood, where close ypent / The wicked sprites in sylvan pinfolds were […] — 1600 verb1 •To confine (animals) in a pinfold. formspinfolded · pinfolding · pinfolds