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Receptacle on a desk, perhaps
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penholder
Word definitions for penholder in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Penholder may refer to: Penholder (grip) , a table tennis grip "Penholder" (song) , an alternative rock song The Penholder , a novel by Elin Wägner
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Penholder \Pen"hold`er\, n. A handle for a pen.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a device for storing pens
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1815, from pen (n.1) + holder .
Usage examples of penholder.
Persian rugs, the escritoire with its onyx penholders, a case of silvery duelling pistols and other guns, an icon with a white unliving face.
Persian rugs, the escritoire with its onyx penholders, a case of silvery duelling pistols and other guns, an icon with a white unliving face.
HOLMES had an odd liking for ingenious desk-accessories in the way of pencil-sharpeners, paper-weights, penholders, etc.
The ubiquitous blue-and-silver Great Seal of the President of the United States officialized the carpet, the desk, the penholder that stood on the desk, the pens in the holder, the stationery, the stapler, the blotter, each of the many telephones, the sterling-silver pitcher full of ice water, and a dozen other things.