noun
- 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.