inkhorn Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ink"horn` noun
Etymology
Ink + horn; cf. F. cornet à encre, G. dintenhorn.
Definitions
  1. A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials. "With a writer's inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2.
    From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.
Ink"horn" adjective
Definitions
  1. Learned; pedantic; affected. Obs. "Inkhorn terms." Bale.

Webster 1913