penknife

Meaning of penknife

noun

a small knife with a blade which folds into the handle.

late Middle English: so named because it was originally used for making and mending quill pens.

Information about penknife

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of penknife is: penknives.
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Hyphenation of penknife

penknife

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • penknife is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with penknife

nife, CyberKnife, Yellowknife, drawknife, jackknife, knife, paperknife, pocketknife, swingknife, yellowknife

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