propelling pencil
noun [C] UK (US mechanical pencil)Definition
› a pencil in which the lead is pushed out by turning or pressing a part of the pencilWriting implements
(Definition of propelling pencil noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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