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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pen-nahyf
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛnˌnaɪf



Définition of penknife

Origin :
  • early 15c., from pen (n.1) + knife (n.). So called because such small knives were used to sharpen quills.
  • As in pocket knife : noun knife with folding blade
Example sentences :
  • She shut the penknife which lay upon the table, and put it into her pocket.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Cut off as much of it as is soft with a penknife or scissors.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The husband mused and twirled his penknife between a finger and thumb.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • Henry would have given his penknife not to have written that essay.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • Once when Drury cut his thumb with a penknife he fainted at the sight of his own blood!
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • "I have got a sharper knife," said he, drawing his penknife out of his pocket.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
  • With his penknife he slit the envelope open, and looked inside.
  • Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • It was made by his own hands with a penknife during the hours allotted to him for rest.
  • Extract from : « Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales » by Robert L. Taylor
  • And with the point of a penknife she pulled out the little leaden shot.
  • Extract from : « The Champdoce Mystery » by Emile Gaboriau
  • So many things can be constructed with them by the help of a penknife and liquid glue.
  • Extract from : « Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) » by Various

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