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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fold \Fold\, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]
1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.
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Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.
--Milton.
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2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church;
as, Christ's fold.
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There shall be one fold and one shepherd. --John x.
16.
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The very whitest lamb in all my fold. --Tennyson.
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3. A boundary; a limit. [Obs.] --Creech.
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{Fold yard}, an inclosure for sheep or cattle.
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