inkpot

noun

Etymology

From ink + pot.

  1. inherited from *budnós
  2. inherited from *puttaz
  3. derived from *pott
  4. derived from pot — “pot
  5. inherited from pott
  6. inherited from pot
  7. compounded as inkpot — “ink + pot

Definitions

  1. A pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in…

    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).

    • Near-synonyms: inkwell, inkstand
    • I remember at school when unspillable inkpots came in and were said to be a brilliant new idea.

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