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Re:How to avoid losing items? Holding pens by EGreg on Monday August 12, 2024 @12:21AM (#41221147)
How would holding a pen prevent you from losing things?
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Re:How to avoid losing items? Holding pens by theqwxas on Monday August 12, 2024 @01:50AM (#41221436)
In this article, the meaning of _pen_ as in an enclosure, a cage, a tray, a box, a container [0]. A holding pen in this case means a holding tray, a holding box, i.e., a container for holding things. A pen (cage, tray) for holding things.

[0] https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/pen

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