pen friend
Definition of pen friend
British
: a person (such as someone in a foreign country) someone exchanges letters with even though the two have never met
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: to shut in or as if in a pen
: a small enclosure for animals
: the animals in a pen
: a small place of confinement or storage
: an implement for writing or drawing with ink or a similar fluid: such as
: quill
: pen point
: write, indite
: a female swan
: penitentiary
: peninsula
: one attached to another by affection or esteem
: acquaintance
: one that is not hostile
: to act as the friend of : befriend
: to include (someone) in a list of designated friends on a person's social networking site
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