1. The keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder. [Obs. or Scot.] T. Adams.
2. One who distrains property. [Scot.] Jamieson.
POINSETTIA
Poin*set"ti*a, n. Etym: [NL. Named after Joel R. Poinsett of South
Carolina.] (Bot.)
Defn: A Mexican shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with very large and conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.
POINT
Point, v. t. & i.
Defn: To appoint. [Obs.] Spenser.
POINT
Point, n. Etym: [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum,
puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent, and cf. Puncto,
Puncture.]
1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.
2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; — called also pointer.
3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line.