muzzle vs pinfold

muzzle

verb
  • To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting. 

  • To bring the muzzle or mouth near. 

  • To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor. 

noun
  • The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws. 

  • The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from. 

  • A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached. 

  • A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout. 

  • A person's mouth. 

pinfold

verb
  • To confine (animals) in a pinfold. 

noun
  • An open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land. 

How often have the words muzzle and pinfold occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )