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noun

a small yard or enclosure for domestic animals
the animals so confined
any small enclosure

transitive verb penned or pent, penning

to confine or enclose in or as in a pen

noun

Historical a heavy quill or feather trimmed to a split point, used for writing with ink
now, any of various devices used in writing or drawing with ink; specif.,
1. a device with a half-tubular metal point split into two nibs, now used esp. by artists and draftsmen
2. ballpoint (pen)
3. fountain pen
the metal point for a pen ()
1. the pen regarded as an instrument of writing
2. literary style or expression
3. writing as a profession
Archaic a feather or quill; esp., a heavy wing feather
Zool. the quill-shaped internal shell of a squid

transitive verb penned, penning

to write with or as with a pen: penned verses filled with pain

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noun

Slang a penitentiary

noun

a female swan

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