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propelling pencil
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
propelling pencil
(noun)
propel
(verb)
propelling pencil
noun
plural
propelling pencils
propelling pencil
noun
plural
propelling pencils
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROPELLING PENCIL
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British
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mechanical pencil
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