inkhorn

[ ingk-hawrn ]

noun

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

inkhorn

/ ˈɪŋkˌhɔːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of inkhorn¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; ink, horn

Example Sentences

And in the kitchen sat Sam Adams himself, inkhorn and papers before him.

From Literature

The papers and inkhorn, pushed carelessly aside on one of the plain wooden window-seats, had been placed there by him.

From Project Gutenberg

The clerk, who had taken his seat at the corner of the table and laid some papers before him, dipped his pen in the inkhorn, which he carried at his button-hole.

From Project Gutenberg

He moves with dignity and deliberation, his "writer's inkhorn" pendent from his girdle, and his physiognomy has been trained to that reticent, semi-mysterious expression common to successful solicitors in England.

From Project Gutenberg

From the table by the window where he sat, with an inkhorn and papers before him, small piles of coin at his right hand, he looked up.

From Project Gutenberg