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goose-pen

goose-pen noun: an enclosure for geese.

Noun

goose-pen (plural goose-pens)

  1. An enclosure for geese.
  2. (obsolete) A quill pen.

Verb

goose-pen (third-person singular simple present goose-pens, present participle goose-penning, simple past and past participle goose-penned)

  1. (rare) To write with a quill pen.
    • Upon the infinitely wise countrywoman's suggestion, she goose-penned, from the edge of her bed, on a side table with cabriole legs, a love letter and took five minutes to reread it in a languorous but loud voice […]1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 7

Forms of goose-pen

Noun
pluralgoose-pens
Verb
third-person singular presentgoose-pens
present participlegoose-penning
past participlegoose-penned
pastgoose-penned

Questions about goose-pen

What does goose-pen mean?
Goose-pen means an enclosure for geese.
What part of speech is goose-pen?
Goose-pen can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of goose-pen?
The plural of goose-pen is goose-pens.

Words near goose-pen in the dictionary

  1. goose-fleshers
  2. goose-grass
  3. goose-grasses
  4. goose-ish
  5. goose-like
  6. goose-pen
  7. goose-penned
  8. goose-pens
  9. goose-rumped
  10. goose-step
  11. goose-stepped

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