PENKNIFE

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NOUN
  • Definition - Originally a small utility knife for cutting the points of quill feathers or reeds into nibs to provide or repair writing implements in times before pens with artificial nibs, generally metal, became commercially available in the 19th century. Early versions of penknives commonly were small sheath knives.
  • Definition - A small knife designed for safe and convenient storage, typically in the form of a miniature clasp knife, or with blade retractable into the handle. For the most part, such more convenient designs eventually replaced rigid pen knives in cutting quill pens or sharpening pencils.
  • Definition - As the need to cut nibs for pens fell away, but small utility pocket-knives remained popular, "penknife" became synonymous with "pocket-knife". Modern penknives often incorporate other tools such as corkscrews, but as a rule are smaller than general-purpose pocketknives.
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8 Letter Words
penknife 17
6 Letter Words
pinken 12 pinene 8
5 Letter Words
knife 12 pekin 11 penne 7 penni 7
4 Letter Words
fink 11 keef 11 kief 11 keep 10 kepi 10 peek 10 peke 10 pike 10 pink 10 keen 8 kine 8 knee 8 fine 7 neif 7 neep 6 peen 6 pein 6 pine 6 nene 4 nine 4
3 Letter Words
kef 10 kif 10 kep 9 kip 9 eek 7 eke 7 ink 7 ken 7 kin 7 fee 6 fen 6 fie 6 fin 6 nip 5 pee 5 pen 5 pie 5 pin 5 inn 3 nee 3
2 Letter Words
ki 6 ef 5 fe 5 if 5 pe 4 pi 4 en 2 in 2 ne 2
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