small pocketknife

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• pocketknife — [päk′it nīf΄] n. pl. pocketknives [päk′itnīvz΄] a small knife with a blade or blades that fold into the handle …   English World dictionary

• pocketknife — noun A small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle, and thereby be safely stowed in one’s pocket. Syn: penknife …   Wiktionary

• pocketknife — pock·et·knife || pÉ‘kɪtknaɪf / pÉ’k n. small knife which can be carried in the pocket …   English contemporary dictionary

• penknife — noun A small pocketknife; a small knife with a blade which folds into the hand. Penknives often incorporate other tools such as corkscrews, and are generally smaller than pocketknives as a group …   Wiktionary

• Penknife — Pen knife , n.; pl. {Penknives}. [Pen + knife.] A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Penknives — Penknife Pen knife , n.; pl. {Penknives}. [Pen + knife.] A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• penknife — noun Etymology: Middle English; from its original use for mending quill pens Date: 15th century a small pocketknife usually with only one blade …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• penknife — /pen nuyf /, n., pl. penknives. a small pocketknife, formerly one used for making and sharpening quill pens. [1400 50; late ME; see PEN1, KNIFE] * * * …   Universalium

• penknife — pen•knife [[t]ˈpɛnˌnaɪf[/t]] n. pl. knives a small pocketknife, formerly one used for making and sharpening quill pens • Etymology: 1400–50 …   From formal English to slang

• penknife — /ˈpɛnˌnaɪf/ (say pen.nuyf) noun (plural penknives /ˈpɛnˌnaɪvz/ (say pen.nuyvz)) a small pocketknife. {originally for making and mending quill pens} …  

• penknife — [pen′nīf΄] n. pl. penknives [pen′nīvz΄] a small pocketknife; originally, one used in making quill pens …   English World dictionary