corral

Definitions


[kəˈrɑːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- gather together and confine (a group of people or things)
(e.g: the organizers were corralling the crowd into marching formation)

- put or keep (livestock) in a corral
(e.g: sheep and goats grazed the plains during the day but they were corralled at night)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Spanish and Old Portuguese (now curral), perhaps based on Latin currere ‘to run’. Compare with kraal


[kəˈrɑːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch
(e.g: he was galloping a pony very fast round a tiny corral)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Spanish and Old Portuguese (now curral), perhaps based on Latin currere ‘to run’. Compare with kraal




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