Etymology
Origin of penholder
Example Sentences
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Only 10% of the players used the old-fashioned penholder grip.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the table drawer he took out a penholder, a bottle of ink, and a thick, quarto-sized blank book with a red back and a marbled cover.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Winston fitted a nib into the penholder and sucked it to get the grease off.
From "1984" by George Orwell
And in a small stationer’s shop not far away he had bought his penholder and his bottle of ink.
From "1984" by George Orwell
The penholder might do its Gioconda trick, but the eyes never altered in their earnestness.
From Mortal Coils by Huxley, Aldous
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