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penknife Definition

Penknife
(n.) A small pocketknife

penknife Bedeutung

penknife a small pocketknife, originally used to cut quill pens
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A penknife, or pen knife, is a British English term for a small folding knife. Originally, penknives were used for thinning and pointing quills to prepare them for use as dip pens and, later, for repairing or re-pointing the nib. They did not necessarily have folding blades, but resembled a scalpel or wood knife by having a short, fixed blade at the end of a long handle.

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