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penlite en · NOUN

Etymology

From pen + lite.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, dated) Dated form of penlight.
    alt of penlight
  2. (dated) A battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N.
    • Slim Universal model at center for about $17 runs on four AA penlites. 1959 March, Howard G. McEntree, “Clever New Gadgets Run on Flashlight Batteries”, in Popular Science, volume 174, number 3, page 132:

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penlites Number=Plur lexicographic