inkhorn
pronunciation
How to pronounce inkhorn in British English:
UK ['ɪŋkhɔ:n]
How to pronounce inkhorn in American English:
US ['ɪŋkˌhɔn]
Word Origin
- inkhorn (n.)
- late 14c., "small portable vessel (originally made of horn) for holding ink," from ink (n.) + horn (n.). Used attributively as an adjective for things (especially vocabulary) supposed to be beloved by scribblers and bookworms (1540s). An Old English word for the thing was blæchorn.
Example
- 1. And behold , six men came from the way of the upper gate , which lieth toward the north , every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand ; and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen , with a writer 's inkhorn by his side .