That confirms my other translation and answers my question about this term for sheep.
Thanks (never too old to learn something new), Kees. "John Gilmore" <johnwgilmore0...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:<capd5f5pcykh84fxe78rcqujxp1ebhww_hggbnad5qgbkwwa...@mail.gmail.com>... > 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 ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
