pinder

pinder

See also: Pinder

English

Etymology 1

    Via Gullah from Kongo mpinda (peanut), also borrowed in Dutch as pinda.

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    Noun

    pinder (plural pinders)

    1. (US, dialectal, especially Southern US) A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
    2. (US, dialectal, especially Southern US) The plant, Arachis hypogaea, that bears peanuts.

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English pindere, pyndere, pundere, pendere, from Old English *pyndere, from Old English pyndan (pen up), from pund (pound, enclosure). Equivalent to pend (to pen) +‎ -er.

    Noun

    pinder (plural pinders)

    1. (obsolete) One who impounds; a poundkeeper.

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