corral

[kuh-ral] /kəˈræl/
noun
1.
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
2.
a circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense against attack.
verb (used with object), corralled, corralling.
3.
to confine in or as if in a corral.
4.
Informal.
  1. to seize; capture.
  2. to collect, gather, or garner:
    to corral votes.
5.
to form (wagons) into a corral.
Origin
1575-85; < Spanish < Late Latin *currāle enclosure for carts, equivalent to Latin curr(us) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -āle, neuter of -ālis -al1
Examples from the web for corral
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  • Inside the corral the cowboys separated the stallions from the mares, the foals from all the others.
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  • The third was, as someone put it, merely a feral horse that got away from someone's corral.
  • It's easy to corral one or two head, but dealing with herds requires nimble fingers.
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  • Almost immediately, he says, the herd began moving towards the corral.
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  • Flopping over isn't a problem if you corral them early with some kind of low, metal or wood-type barrier.
British Dictionary definitions for corral

corral

/kɒˈrɑːl/
noun
1.
(mainly US & Canadian) an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
2.
(mainly US) (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons
verb (transitive) (US & Canadian) -rals, -ralling, -ralled
3.
to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
4.
(informal) to capture
Word Origin
C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run
Word Origin and History for corral
n.

1580s, from Spanish corral, from corro "ring," Portuguese curral, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately African, or from Vulgar Latin *currale "enclosure for vehicles," from Latin currus "two-wheeled vehicle," from currere "to run."

v.

1847, from corral (n.); meaning "to lay hold of, collar," is U.S. slang from 1860. Related: Corraled.

Encyclopedia Article for corral

any temporary or permanent theatre structure established in an inn's courtyard in England or a residential courtyard in Spain. Under Elizabeth I, many plays were performed in the courtyards of London inns, with the first-recorded innyard performance in 1557. By 1576 there were five courtyard theatres in London, but they declined thereafter, since by then London had two permanent theatres

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