inkhorn

noun2

1. •
   [before a noun] Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

   • The tale retained its bookish and even inkhorn appeal, since established short-story forms continued to be read, and new ones written. — 2018
2. •
   (no longer used) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.

   • Goe good partner, goe get you to Francis Seacole, bid him bring his pen and inkehorne to the Gaole: we are now to examine those men. — 1598