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minx(dictionary)
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Minnie the Minx(dictionary)

pen(7) (iou) and minx (iou)


pen(7) (iou)



pen verb2. Infl. -nn-. L15.
[from PEN noun2.]
verb trans. Set down in Writing; compose and write; write. L15.
A. Briggs Edmund Spenser penned the immortal line. P. Ustinov The astonishing document was penned by Alexander, alone at his desk.
b. verb intrans. Write. E20.
verb trans. Write of or about, describe in Writing. M16-M17.

minx (iou)



minx noun. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
A pet dog. Only in M16.
A pert, sly, or flirtatious young woman; a hussy. Also, a prostitute. L16.
minxish adjective having the character of a minx L19.
minxishly adverb E20.