Originally: a small knife for use in making and mending quill pens (now rare). Now usually: a pocket knife with one or more blades (and occasionally…
a pen-knife with fixed handle, an eraser.
a penknife typically incorporating multiple blades and other tools; (also figurative) a thing with multiple purposes or applications.
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