The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PENKNIFE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2006.
Quill cutter, once crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PENKNIFE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quill cutter, once
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- penknife
- pen
- keel
- penning
- plume
- prn
- feather
- jack
- jacked
- jacking
- jacks
- point
Crossword Answer definitions
PENKNIFE noun- Originally a small utility knife for cutting the points of quill feathers or reeds into nibs to provide or repair writing implements in times before pens with artificial nibs, generally metal, became commercially available in the 19th century. Early versions of penknives commonly were small sheath knives.
- A small knife designed for safe and convenient storage, typically in the form of a miniature clasp knife, or with blade retractable into the handle. For the most part, such more convenient designs eventually replaced rigid pen knives in cutting quill pens or sharpening pencils.
- As the need to cut nibs for pens fell away, but small utility pocket-knives remained popular, "penknife" became synonymous with "pocket-knife". Modern penknives often incorporate other tools such as corkscrews, but as a rule are smaller than general-purpose pocketknives.
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