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PENKNIFE (penknives)

Dictionary entry overview: What does penknife mean?

• PENKNIFE (noun)
The noun PENKNIFE has 1 sense:

1. a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens

Familiarity information: PENKNIFE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PENKNIFE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("penknife" is a kind of...):

pocket knife; pocketknife (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)

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