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Noun: penknife (penknives)  'pen,nIf
  1. A small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
    "He used his penknife to sharpen his pencil"

Derived forms: penknives

Type of: pocket knife, pocketknife

Encyclopedia: Penknife