inkstand

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

INK'STAND, noun A vessel for holding ink and other writing utensils. INK'-STONE, noun A kind of small round stone of a white, red, gray, yellow or black color, containing a quantity of native vitriol or sulphate of iron; used in making ink.
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