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Look up: Pen

  1. pen
    [n] - an enclosure for confining livestock 2. [n] - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows 3. [n] - female swan
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. pen
    Hand-held implement for writing. Pens have existed since ancient Egyptian times. Quill pens were developed by the Romans, and the technology remained unchanged until the 18th-century development...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. PEN
    Abbreviation for Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists, a literary association established in 1921 by C A (`Sappho`) Dawson Scott, to promote...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. PEN
    means a conductor combining the functions of both earth and neutral.
    Found on http://basic1.easily.co.uk/039069/01C053

  5. pen
    a small, closed yard for cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Pen
    Pen noun [ Middle English penne , Old French penne , pene , French penne , from Latin penna .] 1. A feather. [ Obsolete] Spenser. 2. A wing. [ Obsolete] Milton. 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  7. Pen
    Pen transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Penned ; present participle & verbal noun Penning .] To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to compose; as, to pen a sonnet. "A prayer elaborately penned ." Milton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  8. Pen
    Pen transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Penned or Pent ; present participle & verbal noun Penning .] [ Middle English pennen , Anglo-Saxon pennan in on-pennan to unfasten, probably from the same source as pin , and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.See Pin , …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  9. Pen
    Pen noun [ From Pen to shut in.] A small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs. « My father stole two geese out of a pen Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/45

  10. pen
    1. A feather. ... 2. A wing. ... 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving. "Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock." (Job xix. 24) ... 4. A writer, …
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?p

  11. pen
    noun female swan
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. pen
    noun a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Pen
    A `pen` (Latin `penna`, feather) is a writing instrument that applies ink to a surface, usually paper. Pens can be used with inks of many colors but commonly make use of inks in shades varying between black and blue, red is sometimes used for titling, bullets and numbering etc.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen

  14. PEN
    `PEN` may refer to: * International PEN, the worldwide association of writers * Penang International Airport in Penang, Malaysia (IATA airport code) * Penarth railway station, Wales; National Rail station code PEN. * PEN, the ISO 4217 code for Peruvian nuevo sol, the currency of Peru * Polyethylene naphthalate, a polymer `See also`: * Pen (disambiguation)
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEN

  15. Pen
    A `pen` (Latin `penna`, feather) is a writing instrument that applies ink to a surface, usually paper. Pens can be used with inks of many colors but commonly make use of inks in shades varying between black and blue, red is sometimes used for titling, bullets and numbering etc.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen

  16. PEN
    `PEN` may refer to: * International PEN, the worldwide association of writers * Penang International Airport in Penang, Malaysia (IATA airport code) * Penarth railway station, Wales; National Rail station code PEN. * PEN, the ISO 4217 code for Peruvian nuevo sol, the currency of Peru * Polyethylene naphthalate, a polymer `See also`: * Pen (disambiguation)
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEN

  17. Pen
    • (n.) A wing. • (n.) A small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs. • (n.) A female swan. • (n.) An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. pen
    (from the article `swan`) ...in shallows for aquatic plants. Swimming or standing, the mute (C. olor) and black (C. atratus) swans often tuck one foot over the back. Male ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/37

  19. pen
    tool for writing or drawing with a coloured fluid such as ink.[3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/37

  20. Pen
    Pen is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Duck` Where is it used? The name Pen is mainly used In English.If it`s too long people might use In Greek Mythology and In English: PenelopeSee also In English: Penny In English: Pene From Old English. The name Pen doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Pen

  21. pen
    pen The earliest writing implements known as "pens" were made from feathers; and so the word pen comes from Latin penna, meaning "quill" or "feather". Until the invention of steel pens late in the eighteenth century; and long afterward, until the quality was improved and the price lowered, sharpened quills had been in use since about the eighth cent...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  22. PEN
    The ISO 4217 currency code for the Peruvian Nuevo Sol.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg

  23. pen
    acronym for the association, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists (1921-).
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r

  24. pen
    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
    4. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
    5. female swan

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8 January 2009

This day in history:
Rationing began on 8 January 1940. Each person was allowed a specific mount of basic foods. In July 1940 a complete ban was put on the making or selling of iced cakes, and in September the manufacture of `candied peel` or `crystallised cherries` meant the death knell for the traditional wedding cake. On 1st December 1941 the Ministry of Food introduced the points rationing scheme for items such as canned meat, fish and vegetables at first. Everyone was given 16 points a month, later raised to twenty, to spend as wished at any shop that had the items wanted. read more

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