penholder

American  

[pen-hohl-der] / ˈpɛnˌhoʊl dər /

noun

1. a holder in which a penpoint is placed.

2. a rack for a pen or pens. pen.

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Etymology

Origin of penholder

First recorded in 1805–15; pen ¹ + holder

Example Sentences

Only 10% of the players used the old-fashioned penholder grip.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

That small mouth pursed forward by the Gioconda expression into a little snout with a round hole in the middle as though for whistling—it was like a penholder seen from the front.

From Mortal Coils by Huxley, Aldous