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penholder|ˈpɛnˌhəʊldə(r)|
[f. pen n.2 + holder1.]
1. A holder for a (steel or other) pen, consisting of a cylindrical rod of wood, ivory, metal, or other material, with a metal barrel or other device at the end into which a pen or ‘nib’ (see pen n.2 4) may be fixed; the pen and penholder together forming a writing instrument or ‘pen’ of which the penholder forms the handle.
1815Wellington Let. to Sir C. Flint 19 June in Westm. Gaz. 12 Apr. (1904) 9/2, A small silver or thick glass inkstand, with one of Braham's patent penholders and one of his pens. 1859Handbk. Turning 37 Any long slender piece of work, as a screen handle or a pen holder.
2. Used attrib. to denote a grip in table tennis in which the bat is held between thumb and forefinger.
1935M. A. Symons Table Tennis ii. 14 There are still a large number of players who favour the ‘Pen-holder’ style of grip. Ibid., Even top-class ‘Pen-holder’ grip players foozle such a shot. 1959Sunday Times 5 Apr. 36/8 An aggressive opponent who smashed strongly with a pen-holder grip. 1973Advocate-News (Barbados) 11 Dec. 13/3 The Chinese main armoury proved to be not their unorthodox ‘pen-holder’ style..but their service. |