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inkhorn

/ˈɪŋkˌhɔː(ɹ)n/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
  2. (used attributively, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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