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ink-pot

ink-pot is the alternative spelling of inkpot.

Meaning of inkpot

Noun

inkpot (plural inkpots)

  1. A pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in inkwell (such as a quill pen) (such pots were formerly ubiquitous but are now unusual except among people with artistic or historical interest in such pens).
    • Near-synonyms: inkwell, inkstand
    Synonyms:
    inkwell, inkstand

Forms of ink-pot

pluralink-pots

Questions about ink-pot

What is ink-pot the alternative spelling of?
Ink-pot is the alternative spelling of inkpot.

Words near ink-pot in the dictionary

  1. ink-jet printer
  2. ink-jet printers
  3. ink-jets
  4. ink-pad
  5. ink-pads
  6. ink-pot
  7. ink-pots
  8. ink-stained
  9. ink-well
  10. ink-wells
  11. Inka

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