Corralling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corralling
       See {corral}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corral
       n : a pen 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"
       [also: {corralling}, {corralled}]