1. a small portable container made of horn or other material, used for holding ink
Usage: historical

Examples

• The medieval scribe dipped his quill into the inkhorn.
• She carried a small inkhorn attached to her belt.
• The museum displayed an ornate silver inkhorn from the 16th century.
• Students in the one-room schoolhouse shared a communal inkhorn.
• The traveling merchant kept his inkhorn in a leather pouch.