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pen - an enclosure for confining livestock |
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enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
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cattle pen,
corral,
cow pen a pen for cattle
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creep a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
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fold,
sheepcote,
sheepfold,
sheep pen the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"
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holding paddock,
holding pen,
holding yard a pen where livestock is temporarily confined
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kraal a pen for livestock in southern Africa
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paddock pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
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pinfold a pen where stray animals are confined
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rodeo an exhibition of cowboy skills
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pigpen,
pigsty,
sty a pen for swine
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pen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows |
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writing implement an implement that is used to write
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ballpen,
ballpoint,
ballpoint pen,
biro a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
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felt-tipped pen,
felt-tip pen,
felt tip,
magic marker a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker)
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fountain pen a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel
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nib,
pen nib the writing point of a pen
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quill,
quill pen a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
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sharpie a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
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pen - female swan |
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swan stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
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