penknife

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pen·knife /ˈpen-naɪf/ noun (plural penknives /-naɪvz/) [countable]  DTZa small knife with blades that fold into the handle, usually carried in your pocket 折叠式小刀 SYN jackknife →5 see picture at 见图 knife1

Examples from the Corpus

penknife• He laid the telephone and torch back on the table then probed delicately with the end of a penknife.• While waiting he brought out a penknife and began whittling away a table-top.• Billy used his penknife to fashion a needle sharp point on each of the sticks.• I think Mum worried that I might run amok and stick my penknife straight into Katie.• His scars were tourist penknife doodles.

pen·knife nounChineseSyllable  

with a usually knife that blades fold handle, into Corpus small the

penknife
pen‧knife /ˈpen-naɪf/ noun (plural penknives /-naɪvz/) [countable]

a small knife with blades that fold into the handle, usually carried in your pocket
   SYN  jackknife

pen·knifeBrE /ˈpennaɪf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpennaɪf/ 🔊 noun (

plural

pen·knives BrE /ˈpennaɪvz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpennaɪvz/ 🔊 ) (also pock·et·knife especially in NAmE )

a small knife with one or more blades that fold down into the handle 小折刀