inkpot

plural inkpots · alternative ink-pot · alternative ink pot

1. 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

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   I remember at school when unspillable inkpots came in and were said to be a brilliant new idea.

   2009, Hunter Davies, Walk Along the Wall, page 51

   Synonyms: inkwell, inkstand