mechanical pencil

noun

1. a pencil for holding lead that can be extended by mechanical means.

Example Sentences

You can also throw in some real-world drawing supplies—like mechanical pencils, pens, and brushes—to channel your inner Bob Ross, if you like to have a hybrid of digital and old-fashioned analog tools in your artistic arsenal.

From Popular-Science

I now have a plastic case that once held mechanical pencil lead and that was the ideal size for my needles.

From Washington Post

His hand stole into the pack and brought forth a mechanical pencil.

From Project Gutenberg

He carried with him, instead of a huge sample case—this he left in the ante-room—an ingenious little mechanical pencil sharpener.

From Project Gutenberg