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inkwell

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ink·well  (ngkwl)
n.
A small reservoir for ink. Also called inkstand.

inkwell
Noun
a small container for ink, often fitted into the surface of a desk
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Noun1.inkwellinkwell - a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
well - a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

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Around him all was darkness, a darkness so deep and so black that for a moment he thought he had put his head into an inkwell.
The why and the wherefore of that scorpion--how it got on board and came to select his room rather than the pantry (which was a dark place and more what a scorpion would be partial to), and how on earth it managed to drown itself in the inkwell of his writing desk--had exercised him infinitely.
 
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