penholds

Noun

penhold (plural penholds)

1. A manner of placing a pen within one's fingers.
   • Certainly, it is our impression that some children adopt a penhold that conforms to a dynamic tripod but use movements of the whole arm rather than of the fingers to drive the pen.1986 September 1, H.S.R. Kao, R. Hoosain, G.P. Van Galen, Graphonomics: Contemporary Research in Handwriting, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 103
2. A form of grip in table tennis similar to that typically used when holding a pen.
   • One of the Chinese players, a pudgy little man who couldn't stop talking as we waited for the room to clear from a yoga class, played with the typical Chinese penhold (with the racket held as a pen) and used only the face of his racket.2013 September 5, Guido Mina di Sospiro, The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong, Random House, →ISBN

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