penholder

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a handle into which a detachable pen nib is fitted

   She dipped the nib of the wooden penholder into the ink.

2. 2
   noun

   a stand, case, or device used to store or support pens

   The fountain pen rested upright in a brass penholder.

A transparent compound of pen and holder. The older sense refers to the shaft that holds a detachable nib; the storage sense developed for stands and containers that hold complete pens.

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