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inkhorn
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Definition:1. A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials.2. [obsolete] Learned; pedantic; affected.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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a balding little man in a coat of fine brocade, clearly a scribe of some sort, as he was seated at a small table equipped with inkhorn, quills, and paper;
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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"All right," said Haley, his face beaming with delight; and pulling out an old inkhorn, he proceeded to fill out a bill of sale, which, in a few moments, he handed to the young man.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin
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