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.
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.
