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inkwell.

A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪŋk.wɛl/
  1. A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.

  2. A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.

  3. Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”).

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Compound of ink + well.

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