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noun
A seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, obsolete
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verb
To seize property in this manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, obsolete
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History
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.
