pinder
The English word “pinder” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
- The plant, Arachis hypogaea, that bears peanuts.
- One who impounds; a poundkeeper.
Etymology
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.
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