penknife
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noun \ˈpen-ˌnīf\Definition of PENKNIFE
: a small pocketknife usually with only one blade
See Origin of PENKNIFE
Middle English; from its original use for mending quill pens
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with PENKNIFE
alewife, case knife, clasp knife, drawknife, farmwife, fishwife, flick-knife, folklife, good life, goodwife, half-life, highlife, housewife, jackknife, loosestrife, lowlife, midlife, midwife, nightlife, oldwife, pro-life, real-life, shelf life, steak knife, still life, true-life, wakerife, whole-life, wildlife
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