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carpenter's pencil

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.

carpenter's pencil: a pencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter: oval shape makes it less likely...
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Noun

carpenter's pencil (plural carpenters' pencils)

  1. 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.

Forms of carpenter's pencil

pluralcarpenters' pencils
alternative formcarpenter pencil

Questions about carpenter's pencil

What does carpenter's pencil mean?
Carpenter's pencil means 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.
What part of speech is carpenter's pencil?
Carpenter's pencil is a noun.
What is the plural of carpenter's pencil?
The plural of carpenter's pencil is carpenters' pencils.

Words near carpenter's pencil in the dictionary

  1. carpenter pencils
  2. Carpenter syndrome
  3. Carpenter's Gothic
  4. Carpenter's groundcherry
  5. carpenter's hat
  6. carpenter's pencil
  7. carpenter's square
  8. carpenter's squares
  9. carpentered
  10. carpentering
  11. carpenterly

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