Definitions from Wiktionary (pencil)

▸ noun:  (now chiefly historical) A paintbrush.
▸ noun:  A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
▸ noun:  (optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
▸ noun:  (geometry) A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.
▸ noun:  (medicine, obsolete, rare) A small medicated bougie.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To write (something) using a pencil.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To mark with, or as if with, a pencil.
▸ noun:  (gambling) Ellipsis of power of the pencil. [(gambling) The authority to charge a punter's gambling or other bills to the casino.]
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