Definition of INKHORN

inkhorn

Plural: inkhorns

Noun

  • A small container for holding ink, often made from horn.
  • A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
  • Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

Examples

  • Finding INKHORN as a valid word proved his vocabulary was as deep as any medieval scholar’s.

Origin / 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From Middle English ynkhorn, inkehorn (“small portable vessel, originally made of horn, used to hold ink”), equivalent to ink + horn.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."

Scrabble Score: 14

inkhorn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
inkhorn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inkhorn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

inkhorn: valid Words With Friends Word