pencilpen‧cil1 /ˈpɛnsəl/ ●●● noun [countable, uncountable]
a thing that you use for writing and drawing, made of wood containing a black or colored center:
Do the math problems in pencil (=using a pencil), not pen.
a sharp pencil [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French pincel “paintbrush,” from Latin penicillus “little tail”]



