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Definition of Pen-friend
1. Noun. A person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence.
Definition of Pen-friend
1. Noun. alternative spelling of penfriend ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pen-friend
Literary usage of Pen-friend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Forty-five First Years of the Life of James Lackington by James Lackington (1830)
"SINCE your pen, friend unknown, such improvement conveys, Tis but justice to you
that this tribute repays ; For when in the bosom mild gratitude burns, ..."
2. Memoirs of the Forty-five Years of the Life of James Lackington, Bookseller. by James Lackington (1829)
"SINCE your pen, friend unknown, such improvement conveys, Tis but justice to you
that this tribute repays; For when in the bosom mild gratitude burns, ..."
3. The Cabinet of Irish Literature: Selections from the Works of the Chief Poet by Charles Anderson Read, Thomas Power O'Connor (1893)
"In a short time he disposed of his house at Twickenham, dismissed his servants,
and laid down his pen. Friend after friend pleaded with him against this ..."
4. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1875)
"... a nice pen. Friend "Elijah" seems to have a finger in every pio ; we do not
doubt he will ;et many a plum out of this his new venture. ..."