pen-and-inkv.
/ˌpɛn(ə)n(d)ˈɪŋk/, U.S. /ˈpɛnənˈɪŋk/ rare.† 1. intransitive. To use pen and ink; to write. Also transitive: to communicate or convey with pen-and-ink. Obsolete.
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society > communication > writing > [verb (intransitive)]
awriteeOE
writeOE
scrievec1390
to drive a pen (also quill)1788
pen-and-ink1801
screeve1851
pen1904
1801 R. Southey Let. 19 Aug. in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 159 I am..pen-and-inking for supplies, not from pure inclination.
1884 Outing & Wheelman Apr. 57 I wish I could pen-and-ink the looks and actions of your brethren on the road and at the hall.
2. intransitive. British slang. To stink. See also pen v.3
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > stink [verb (intransitive)]
stinkc725
stenchc950
to-stinka1382
smella1400
savour?1440
stew1563
reek1609
funk1694
pen-and-ink1892
whiff1899
niff1900
hum1902
pong1906
honk1959
1892 Sporting Times 29 Oct. 1/2 The air began With his language to pen and ink.
1998 Melody Maker 28 Feb. 15/4 The driver..launched into his..pop star stories,..alleging that a certain..singer always insisted on sitting next to him..‘and I tell you mate, she don't half pen and ink’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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