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Vinony

pind

noun

  1. village
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɪnd/ / /paɪnd/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English pinden, penden, punden (also as poynen), from Old English *pyndan, ġepyndan (“to impound, shut up, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan (“to impound”). Doublet of poind. Related also to pond.

  1. To impound (as cattle), to shut up in a pound.
  2. To confine within narrow limits, constrain.