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pencil noun- the penis UK, 1937
Perhaps borrowing a Mark Twain pun: “the penis mightier than the sword”. - — Barry Humphries, Bazza Pulls It Off!, 1971
- — Maledicta, p. 188, Winter 1980: “A new erotic vocabulary”
- in a casino, the authority to give a gambler complimentary drinks or meals US
Often phrased as “power of the pencil”. - Only a few Hosts have the awesome authority of “the Pencil” which authorizes a completely free stay in Vegas. The Pencil is strictly controlled. — Mario Puzo, Inside Las Vegas, p. 288, 1977
- — John Scarne, Scarne’s Guide to Modern Poker, p. 286, 1979
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