pencase en · NOUN
Etymology
From pen + case.
Meanings
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A box or case for storing a pen.
The evidence disclosed that the three prisoners were in a public-house together with the prosecutor, Abraham Rhodes, and that in concert with the other two prisoners, the prisoner John Dewhirst placed a pencase on the table in the room where they were assembled, and left the room to get writing-paper.
1861, Edward William Cox, Reports of Cases in Criminal Law:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pencases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |