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pen-friend|ˈpɛnfrɛnd|
[f. pen n.2 + friend n.]
A friend or contact with whom a regular correspondence is conducted. (See also pen-pal.) Hence pen-friendship, the relationship existing between pen-friends.
1933Boy's Mag. XLVII. 106/1 Any reader at home or abroad who would like to correspond with a ‘pen-friend’ in another land is invited to send his name, address, and age to the Editor. 1943F. Thompson Candleford Green iv. 65 The correspondence languished, then ceased, in the usual manner of such pen-friendships. 1945‘O. Malet’ My Bird Sings i. ii. 18 She had returned to England..but none the less they had kept up one of those rambling pen-friendships. 1957R. Mason World of Suzie Wong i. ii. 15 It had caused my predecessor, a Pole, to propose through the post to a pen-friend in Glasgow whom he had never met. 1960Woman's Own 19 Mar. 77/4, I cannot help you to find pen-friends, but..I will send you the name of a pen-friendship organisation. 1974Times 2 Jan. 24/4 (Advt.), Elderly person desiring a pen friend please reply to Box 2901 B, The Times. 1975Bangladesh Times 27 July 7/7, I am a boy of 18 and studying in the 2nd year Commerce. I am very interested in establishing Pen-friendship with boys and girls from all over the world, including Bangladesh. 1977Navy News June 26/4 Readers seeking penfriends in the Royal Navy are listed here. |