pencase

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noun

A box or case for storing a pen.

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Meanings

nounpencase (plural pencases)

plural pencases

  1. A box or case for storing a pen.
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    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

Origin

From pen + case.

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APA

pencase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pencase

MLA

“pencase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pencase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pencase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pencase.

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