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ink⋅horn

  [ingk-hawrn]
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–noun
a small container of horn or other material, formerly used to hold writing ink.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see ink, horn
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ink·horn   (ĭngk'hôrn')   
n.  A small container made of horn or a similar material, formerly used to hold ink for writing.
adj.  Affectedly or ostentatiously learned; pedantic: inkhorn words.
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Word Origin & History

inkhorn 
1382, "small portable vessel (originally made of horn) for holding ink," from ink + horn. Used attributively as an adj. for things (especially vocabulary) supposed to be beloved by scribblers and bookworms (1543).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Inkhorn

The Hebrew word so rendered means simply a round vessel or cup for containing ink, which was generally worn by writers in the girdle (Ezek. 9:2, 3,11). The word "inkhorn" was used by the translators, because in former times in this country horns were used for containing ink.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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