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  • noun Plural form of penknife.

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Examples

  • That was more like one of those promotional keychain penknives they give out at NPR seminars.

    You say Iraq, I say Iran; let's call the whole thing off David 2007

  • At Singapore, there are hundreds of Chinese shopkeepers, who sell all kinds of miscellaneous articles, such as penknives, cotton thread, writing-paper, gunpowder, and corkscrews, often at a price which would be considered cheap even in

    Chatterbox, 1905. Various

  • Her younger brother and sister, Laurent and Lucienne, were also observed by their father and were given equally hazardous objects, including matchboxes and penknives, to manipulate.

    The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

  • Reporters and photographers were frisked as they entered the building; student volunteers confiscated nail clippers, penknives, and other sharp objects.

    Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

  • Website visitors might be surprised to learn that in addition to the Duke's penchant for collecting items like penknives, the queen's husband also enjoys painting landscapes in oils.

    Queen Elizabeth II's husband to mark birthday 2011

  • Reporters and photographers were frisked as they entered the building; student volunteers confiscated nail clippers, penknives, and other sharp objects.

    Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

  • Some wore penknives clasped on their kinky locks for safety.

    Chapter 2 2010

  • Her younger brother and sister, Laurent and Lucienne, were also observed by their father and were given equally hazardous objects, including matchboxes and penknives, to manipulate.

    The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

  • But they also fell victim to more exotic problems: one man suffered "a smart pain in walking", undoubtedly caused by the 19 penknives and one penknife case he proved to have swallowed.

    Amputations, acid gargles and ammonia rubs: Royal Navy surgeons' 1793-1880 journals revealed Maev Kennedy 2010

  • Reporters and photographers were frisked as they entered the building; student volunteers confiscated nail clippers, penknives, and other sharp objects.

    Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

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  • Dontcha jus' luv the Wiktionary definition? "Plural form of penknive". Ouch.

    March 23, 2011