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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corral \Cor*ral"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corraled} (-r?ld" or
-r?ld"); p. pr & vb n. {Corralling}.]
To surround and inclose; to coop up to put into an inclosed
space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses
and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the
plains, but in the Southwestern United States now
colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning
of anything --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corral \Cor*ral"\ (k?r-r?l"; Sp k?r-r?l"), n. [Sp., a yard, a
yard for cattle, fr corro a circle or ring, fr L. currere
to run. Cf {Kraal}.]
A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by
emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of
security for horses, cattle, etc
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
corral
n : an enclosure for cattle [syn: {cow pen}, {cattle pen}]
v 1: enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"
2: arrange wagons so that they form a corral
3: collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Corral, ID
Zip code(s): 83322
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