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Meaning of PENKNIFE

Pronunciation:  'pen`nIf

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
 
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 See Also: pocket knife, pocketknife

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pen"knife`\, n.; pl. {Penknives}. [Pen + knife.]
A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and
mending quill pens.
 

 

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