POINDER

Etymology

Noun

poinder (plural poinders)

(Scotland) The keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder.

(Scotland) One who distrains property.

Anagrams

• prodine, proined, roped in

Source: Wiktionary


Poind"er, n.

1. The keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder. [Obs. or Scot.] T. Adams.

2. One who distrains property. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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