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▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: (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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paperknife,
paper-knife,
nibber,
pocketknife,
knyfe,
pocket-knife,
knife,
pocket knife,
eating knife,
clicking knife,
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