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pen-maker|ˈpɛnˌmeɪkə(r)| [f. pen n.2] 1. A person who makes pens; formerly, one engaged in making and mending quill pens.
1779in J. O. Payne O. Eng. Cath. Missions (1889) 78 Charles [Stewart], a penmaker. 1854Knight Once upon a Time II. 202 The steam-engine is now the pen-maker. 2. A machine for cutting pens from quills.
1875Knight Dict. Mech., Pen-maker, a tool formed like a pair of pinchers for making quill-pens. |