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penknife
/ ˈpɛnˌnaɪf /
noun
- a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle; pocketknife
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penknife1
C15: so called because it was originally used for making and repairing quill pens
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Example Sentences
He stabbed her twice with a penknife, and one of the wounds was potentially fatal.
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No you are not, he answered settling himself back in an easy position, and taking a penknife from his pocket to play with.
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She was pruning a rose-bush with Bub's penknife, and when she heard him coming she wheeled, quivering.
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On arriving at his house they found him rather unwell; he went about the room bent like a half-opened penknife.
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I opened it with a penknife soaked in an antiseptic solution, and cleaned it thoroughly.
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On the cover he had scratched an inscription with his penknife, "The Emperor to his little friend Julia."
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