Poind

//pɪnd// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized Scotland, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To seize property in this manner. Scotland, obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Scots poynd, puynd, from Middle English pynden, from Old English *pyndan (and derived ġepyndan), from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan. Doublet of pind.

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