inkstand

American  

[ingk-stand] / ˈɪŋkˌstænd /

noun

1. a small stand, usually on a desk, for holding ink, pens, etc.

2. a small container for ink.

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inkstand British  

/ ˈɪŋkˌstænd /

noun

1. a stand or tray on which are kept writing implements and containers for ink

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Etymology

Origin of inkstand

First recorded in 1765–75; ink + stand

Example Sentences

It is said he also prepared a catalogue of birds and plants, although the island's verminous blue foxes would sometimes carry off his papers or knock over his inkstand.

From Nature

He bought and sold nothing: all he had was a desk and an inkstand.

From BBC

The New York Sun warns of all that will have to change: “Profanity will become a lost art in the lobby,” and there must be “no more . . . throwing of inkstands and fisticuffs.”

From The New Yorker

Type “gutta-percha” into the eBay search box and you will discover its ubiquity: photograph frames, brooches, buttons, snuffboxes, inkstands, statues and so on.

From Time

That thing is an antique inkstand, dating back between 1810-1820, with three crystal inkstands inside it.

From Newsweek