Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inkhorn

/ˈɪŋkˌhɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: inkhorn
IPA: /ˈɪŋkˌhɔɹn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.

Archaic

noun

Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Goe good partner, goe get you to Francis Seacole, bid him bring his pen and inkehorne to the Gaole: we are now to examine thoſe men."
"[…]and one man among them was clothed with linnen, with a writers inkehorne by his side, and they went in and stood beside the brasen altar."
"Men in helmets have divided that, with swords; men in wigs, with quill and inkhorn, to divide it: and even more hateful these latter, if more peaceably; for the wig-method is at once irresistibler and baser."
"[…] from his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn, Wrote with a steady hand the date and the age of the parties,"
"“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."
"When a man of the theatre stirs his inkhorn he is frequently tempted to write a play about the theatre."

Etymology

From Middle English ynkhorn, inkehorn (“small portable vessel, originally made of horn, used to hold ink”), equivalent to ink + horn. Displaced Old English blæchorn, which had the same literal meaning but with the native term for "ink."

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ynkhorn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪŋkˌhɔɹn/
British English: /ˈɪŋkˌhɔːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inkhorns (plural)

Derived Forms

inkhornish inkhornism inkhornist inkhornize

Phrases

inkhorn term inkhorn word

Questions

How do you pronounce inkhorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪŋkˌhɔɹn/.
What does inkhorn mean?: A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
Where does inkhorn come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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