penholder

From pen +‎ holder.

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penholder (plural penholders)

1. A handle into which a nib or other penpoint is fitted to form a pen.
   • 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 207:

     He was amazing, and had a penholder behind his ear.

   • 2009 April 3, Helene Cooper, “Obama’s Star Turn at Summit Gets Mixed Results”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 February 2022:

     (The Browns gave the Obamas an ornate penholder made from the timber of a Victorian antislave ship.)

2. A device for storing pens while they are not being used.
3. Alternative form of penhold.

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