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1. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows
    
2. An enclosure for confining livestock
    
3. A portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
   - playpen
    
4. A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
   - penitentiary
    
5. Female swan

1. Produce a literary work
   "He penned four novels"
   - write, compose, indite [archaic]
    
2. Enclose or keep in a pen

Derived forms: penned, penning, pens

See also: penning

Type of: correctional institution, create verbally, enclosure, swan, writing implement

Encyclopedia: Pen Pen, Pain, & Paper Pen, India