Light
Penlight
Penlight noun - A small flashlight resembling a fountain pen.
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In the 1953 Bob Hope film Off Limits Mickey Rooney is being evaluated for Army service, a doctor uses his penlight to examine Rooney's ears and Hope holds his palm up at the other side to show the light is going straight through unimpeded.
Source: In One Ear, Out the Other
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