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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands.

Verb

1. 1
   To place (sheep) in a pen. transitive

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic fang, from Scots fank, perhaps ultimately related to archaic fang (“to seize, catch”).

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