Meaning
A livestock property or grazing farm, especially one raising cattle — from the enclosed 'pen' the animals are kept in. In Jamaica the word grew to mean the whole cattle estate, and it survives all over the map in the names of districts and places (such as those ending in '-pen') that began as pens in the colonial and post-emancipation countryside. To a country person, 'the pen' is a working stock farm.
Examples
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Him work pon di pen wid di cattle.
He works on the cattle farm with the cattle.
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Nuff place name end wid 'pen'.
Many place names end with 'pen'.
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Dem raise cow an goat pon di pen.
They raise cattle and goats on the pen.
Origin
From 'pen' (animal enclosure), extended to a whole livestock estate; survives in place names. See [[pasture]], [[country]].
How it’s used
A livestock/cattle property; survives in many place names. See [[provision-ground]], [[country]].