carpenter's pencil

noun

A pencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter: oval shape makes it less likely to roll away, and thick graphite facilitates drawing on rough surfaces.

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Meanings

nouncarpenter's pencil (plural carpenters' pencils)

plural carpenters' pencils · alternative carpenter pencil

  1. artsA pencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter: oval shape makes it less likely to roll away, and thick graphite facilitates drawing on rough surfaces.

Translations

Dutch timmermanspotlood
  • timmermanspotloodpencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter
Finnish timpurinkynä
  • timpurinkynäpencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter
German Zimmermannsbleistift
  • Zimmermannsbleistiftpencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter
Hungarian ácsceruza
  • ácsceruzapencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter
Norwegian tømmermannsblyant
  • tømmermannsblyantpencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter
Cite this entry
APA

carpenter's pencil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter's%20pencil

MLA

“carpenter's pencil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter's%20pencil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpenter's pencil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter's%20pencil.

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