penpoint

penpoint
/pen"poynt'/, n.
1. the point or writing end of a pen, esp. a small, tapering, metallic device having a split tip for drawing up ink and for writing; nib.
2. the tip or point of a ball-point or other pen.
[1880-85; PEN1 + POINT]

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