—n.
1 US a pen for cattle, horses, etc.
2 an enclosure for capturing wild animals.
3 esp. US hist. a defensive enclosure of wagons in an encampment.
—v.tr. (corralled, corralling)
1 put or keep in a corral.
2 form (wagons) into a corral.
3 US colloq. acquire.
Etymology: Sp. & OPort. (as KRAAL)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.