inkpot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in inkwell (such as a quill pen) (such pots were formerly ubiquitous but are now unusual except among people with artistic or historical interest in such pens).

Word forms

inkpot inkpots ink-pot ink pot

Etymology

From ink + pot.

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