pinfold
/ˈpɪnˌfoʊld/
noun
- A small enclosure or pen for keeping stray animals, especially sheep or cattle.
- The old stone walls of the pinfold still stand in the meadow, though no animals are kept there now.
- In medieval times, each town had a pinfold where stray livestock were kept until claimed.
- The farmer led the lost sheep into the pinfold near the village green.