ink pen
ink pen · ink pens
A writing penA writing pen.
Meaning
1 senses(US, pin pen merger, retronym)A writing pen.
Origin
In language varieties with a vowel merger, words that formerly were audibly distinguishablIn 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.
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