PEN, n. L. penna pinna, a fin, that is, a shoot or point.
1. An instrument used for writing, usually made of the quill of some large fowl, but it may be of any other material.
2. A feather, a wing. Not used.
PEN, pret. and pp. penned. To write to compose and commit to paper.
PEN, n. A small inclosure for beasts, as for cows or sheep.
PEN, pret. and pp. penned or pent. To shut in a pen to confine in a small inclosure to coop to confine in a narrow place, usually followed by up, which is redundant.