inkwell

[ ingk-wel ]

/ ˈɪŋkˌwɛl /

a small container for ink.

Also called, especially British, ink·pot

[ingk-pot] /ˈɪŋkˌpɒt/.

Origin of inkwell

First recorded in 1870–75; ink + well²

inkle loom, inkling, inkstand, inkster, inkstone, inkwell, inkwood, inky, inky cap, inky smudge, inla

There is an inkwell that my Uncle Seymour made, a brass grotesque he mounted on a marble base.

Scott Turow: How I Write |Noah Charney |October 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The second feature involves a quill and inkwell that will also be featured on the front of the note.

All About the Benjamins: Here’s the Redesigned $100 Bill |Daniel Gross |October 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“Both the quill and the inkwell are copper until you move the note,” said Lambert.

All About the Benjamins: Here’s the Redesigned $100 Bill |Daniel Gross |October 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
So I fills the inkwell, chases up a waste basket for him, and turns on the electric fan.

Torchy, Private Sec. |Sewell Ford

Inkwell represents the brick-layers; he will continue the strike unless I can buy him off.

Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays |Various
John dipped the pen too deeply into the inkwell, and wiped his finger tips dry on his trousers.

A Son of the City |Herman Gastrell Seely
A good way to keep an inkwell of the type shown in the sketch clean is to place a marble over the opening.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
Just as he threw the inkwell, Bob slipped and the noise attracted the attention of the other man.

Agent Nine Solves His First Case |Graham M. Dean

inkwell

/ (ˈɪŋkˌwɛl) /

a small container for pen ink, often let into the surface of a desk