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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: inkwell, inkstand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pot, container
noun
a bottle of ink
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ink bottle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bottle
History
From ink + pot.
