Meaning of Penholder | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A handle into which a nib or other penpoint is fitted to form a pen.
2. A device for storing pens while they are not being used.
3. a member of the United Nations Security Council with responsibility for

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Examples

“He was amazing, and had a penholder behind his ear.”

“The Browns gave the Obamas an ornate penholder made from the timber of a Victorian antislave ship.”

“Widespread reports of ethnically targeted killings in recent days prompted the UK, as the UN penholder on Sudan, to call an emergency session of the security council in New York on Thursday.”

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