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   Pen

   /pen/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small enclosure in which sheep, pigs, cattle, or other domestic animals are kept.
   • ▪ a number of animals in or sufficient to fill a pen: "a pen of young horses"
   • ▪ any small enclosure in which someone or something can be confined.
   • ▪ a covered dock for a submarine or other warship.

   verb

   • 1. put or keep (an animal) in a pen: "it was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping"
   • ▪ confine someone in a restricted space: "they had been penned up day and night in the house"

   Word Origin Old Englishpenn, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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