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Webster 1913 Edition

Penknife

Pen′knifeˊ

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Penknives

(#)

.

[

Pen

+

knife

.]

A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens.

Webster 1828 Edition

Penknife

PEN'KNIFE

,

Noun.

[See Pen and Knife.] A small knife used for making and mending pens.