inkhorn








noun

  1. a small container of horn or other material, formerly used to hold writing ink.

noun

  1. (formerly) a small portable container for ink, usually made from horn
n.

late 14c., “small portable vessel (originally made of horn) for holding ink,” from ink (n.) + horn (n.). Used attributively as an adjective for things (especially vocabulary) supposed to be beloved by scribblers and bookworms (1540s). An Old English word for the thing was blæchorn.

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