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corral noun & verb. L16.
[Spanish & Old Portuguese corral, Portuguese curral: cf. CRAWL noun1, KRAAL noun.]
A. noun.
An enclosure for horses, cattle, etc. Chiefly N. Amer. L16.
An enclosure in which to trap and capture wild animals. M19.
A defensive enclosure formed of wagons in an encampment. M19.
b. verb. Infl. -ll-, *-l-.
verb trans. & intrans. Form (wagons) into a corral. M19.
verb trans. Shut up (as) in a corral, confine. M19.
verb trans. Obtain, get hold of. N. Amer. colloq. M19.