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{{Short description|Small folding knife}}
{{About|the quill and reed pen sharpening knife|the knife concealed in a pen|Ballpoint pen knife}}
[[File:Pocket-knife.jpg|thumb|A simple penknife
[[File:Writing in bound manuscripts with reed, reed knife, and ink well; citing bound rubricated manuscripts with fore- and top-edge clasps and sharpening a reed pen (Genoa, 16th. c.) (8067971786).jpg|thumb|A 16th century depiction of using a penknife on a quill]]
'''Penknife''', or '''pen knife''', is
==History==
Originally, penknives were used for thinning and pointing [[quill]]s (cf. ''penna'', Latin for ''feather'') to prepare them for use as [[dip pen]]s and, later, for repairing or re-pointing the [[Nib (pen)|nib]].<ref name="EB1770-1"/> A penknife might also be used to sharpen a [[pencil]],<ref name="Machen1895"/> prior to the invention of the [[pencil sharpener]]. In the mid-1800s, penknives were necessary to slice the uncut edges of newspapers and books.<ref name="Flanders2014"/>
A penknife did not necessarily have a folding [[blade]], but might resemble a [[scalpel]] or [[chisel]] by having a short, fixed blade at the end of a long handle.{{cn|date=August
During the 20th century there has been a proliferation of multi-function
==See also==
* [[Opinel knife]]
* [[Penny knife]]
* [[Skeleton knife]]
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<ref name="Moore1988">{{cite book|last=Moore|first=Simon|title=Penknives and Other Folding Knives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tyXW6xQRoY4C|year=1988|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-0-85263-966-5|pages=25–26}}</ref>
<ref name="Flanders2014">{{cite book|last=Flanders|first=Judith|title=The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=
<ref name="Shackleford2010">{{cite book|last=Shackleford|first=Steve|title=Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values|url=https://
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