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pen·knife

 (pĕn′nīf′)
n.
A small pocketknife.
[So called because it was originally used for cutting quill pens.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

penknife

(ˈpɛnˌnaɪf)
n, pl -knives
(Tools) a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle; pocketknife
[C15: so called because it was originally used for making and repairing quill pens]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pen•knife

(ˈpɛnˌnaɪf)

n., pl. -knives.
a small pocketknife, formerly one used for making and sharpening quill pens.
[1400–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.penknife - a small pocketknifepenknife - a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
pocket knife, pocketknife - a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
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Translations
kapesní nůž
lommekniv
kynäveitsi
džepni nož
ペンナイフ
펜나이프
žepni nož
fickkniv
มีดเล็กที่พับได้
dao nhíp

penknife

[ˈpennaɪf] N (penknives (pl)) → navaja f, cortaplumas m inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

penknife

[ˈpɛnnaɪf] n → canif m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

penknife

n → Taschenmesser nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

penknife

[ˈpɛnˌnaɪf] n (-knives (pl)) [ˈpɛnˌnaɪvz] → temperino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

penknife

→ مِطْوَاةٌ kapesní nůž lommekniv Taschenmesser σουγιάς navaja kynäveitsi canif džepni nož temperino ペンナイフ 펜나이프 zakmes lommekniv scyzoryk canivete перочинный нож fickkniv มีดเล็กที่พับได้ çakı dao nhíp 小刀
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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