A fold is an enclosure for sheep. Fold is also the terms of venery for sheep, as in a fold of sheep, a pride of lions, a pod of whales, a pile of proctologists.
By extension the/a fold now often means a set of people or, less commonly, organizations that share some preoccupation or prejudice. On 2/2/12, Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Which also figures into the name of the Star Trek Original Series Episode > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_in_the_Fold > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Farley, Peter x23353 > <peter.far...@broadridge.com> wrote: >> Sheep fold. The lost sheep returns to the fold to join the flock. >> >> HTH >> >> Peter >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On >>> Behalf Of Vernooij, CP - SPLXM >>> >>> As I am always interested in special/local/slang/etc. variations of >>> English: what is 'the fold'? > -- > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
