ink pen

See also: inkpen

English

Etymology

In language varieties with a vowel merger, words that formerly were audibly distinguishable become homophonous, and one way to restore some audible differentiability to such a pair is by retronymy.

Noun

ink pen (plural ink pens)

  1. (US, pin-pen merger, retronym) A writing pen.
    Alternative form: inkpen

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