Note to King Lear, 2.2.9-10: "Lipsbury pinfold"


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A pinfold, usually a circular stone enclosure, is a pound for stray animals. Just what "Lipsbury" adds to the meaning has been the subject of much discussion, none of it very satisfying; see the notes in the New Variorum Shakespeare.






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Pinfold Pound