Fold \Fold\, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]

1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. [1913 Webster]

Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold. [1913 Webster]

There shall be one fold and one shepherd. --John x. 16. [1913 Webster]

The very whitest lamb in all my fold. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

3. A boundary; a limit. [Obs.]

--Creech. [1913 Webster]

Fold yard, an inclosure for sheep or cattle. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Fold \Fold\, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]

1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.

Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold. --Milton.

2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold.

There shall be one fold and one shepherd. --John x. 16.

The very whitest lamb in all my fold. --Tennyson.

3. A boundary; a limit. [Obs.]

--Creech.

Fold yard, an inclosure for sheep or cattle.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)