ink-pot

A form of inkpot — 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).

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Meanings

nounink-pot (plural ink-pots)

plural ink-pots

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of inkpot.
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