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How to pronounce “penknife”
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Pronunciation guide for penknife
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of penknife with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning 12 minutes, 31 seconds
who has a locked parked car in the parking lot and a penknife in it,
- Definition summary
- A small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.
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How to pronounce penknife
Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning 12 minutes, 31 seconds
who has a locked parked car in the parking lot and a penknife in it,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “penknife”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.
- (dated) A small knife designed for safe and convenient storage, typically in the form of a miniature clasp-knife, or with blade retractable into the handle.
- (archaic) A small knife for cutting the points of quill feathers or reeds into nibs to provide or repair writing implements, early versions were commonly small sheath knives.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To cut or carve with a penknife.
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