UNPEN

Etymology

Verb

unpen (third-person singular simple present unpens, present participle unpenning, simple past and past participle unpenned)

(transitive) To release from a pen.

Anagrams

• UPenn

Source: Wiktionary


Un*pen", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pen.]

Definition: To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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