Penknife

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Penknife \Pen"knife`\, n.; pl. {Penknives}. [Pen + knife.]
     A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and
     mending quill pens.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  penknife
       n : a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
       [also: {penknives} (pl)]