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noun (penknives)
  1. 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.
Translations: 
  • French: canif
Etymology: originally a small knife used for cutting the nib of a quill pen

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