- inkhorn (n.)
[inkhorn 词源字典]
- late 14c., "small portable vessel (originally made of horn) for holding ink," from ink (n.) + horn (n.). Used attributively as an adjective for things (especially vocabulary) supposed to be beloved by scribblers and bookworms (1540s). An Old English word for the thing was blæchorn.[inkhorn etymology, inkhorn origin, 英语词源]