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| pen [ pen ] |
noun (plural pens) |
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1. enclosure for animals: a small fenced area of land, or an enclosure within a building, used to keep farm animals
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2. animals in pen: the farm animals kept in a pen
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3. area that confines somebody or something: an enclosed area where somebody or something is confined or controlled
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4. navy fortified dock: a heavily fortified dock for repairing or servicing submarines
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transitive verb (past and past participle penned or pent (archaic), present participle pen·ning, 3rd person present singular pens) |
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confine somebody or something: to keep somebody or something in a pen or other enclosed area
  The animals were penned up in a tiny space.
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| [ Old English penn, origin ?] |
