penholder

🇺🇸 /'penˌhoʊldə/ 🇬🇧 /'penˌhəʊldə/
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noun
A2

A penholder is something you use to keep your pens, pencils, and other things for writing in one place.

I put my favorite pen in the penholder on my desk.

B1

In fencing, a penholder is the way you hold the weapon, and it's shaped like a pen.

The fencer adjusted his grip to the penholder style for better control.

translation

n. A penholder is something you use to keep your pens, pencils, and other things for writing in one place.; In fencing, a penholder is the way you hold the weapon, and it's shaped like a pen.

Word Forms

Plural penholders