penlite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pen +‎ lite

Noun[edit]

penlite (plural penlites)

  1. Dated form of penlight.
  2. (dated) A battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N.[1]
    • 1959 March, Howard G. McEntree, “Clever New Gadgets Run on Flashlight Batteries”, in Popular Science, volume 174, number 3, page 132:
      Slim Universal model at center for about $17 runs on four AA penlites.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Howard G. McEntree, “Clever New Gadgets Run on Flashlight Batteries”, in Popular Science, Volume 174, Number 3 (March 1959), page 132.

Anagrams[edit]

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