"inkstone" meaning in English

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          "roman": "ḥajar ḥabr",
          "sense": "stone mortar",
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          "sense": "stone mortar",
          "word": "硯"
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          "roman": "yàn",
          "sense": "stone mortar",
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          "sense": "stone mortar",
          "word": "硯臺"
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          "sense": "stone mortar",
          "word": "砚台"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "stone mortar",
          "word": "mustekivi"
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          "roman": "suzuri",
          "sense": "stone mortar",
          "word": "硯"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "byeoru",
          "sense": "stone mortar",
          "word": "벼루"
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          "sense": "stone mortar",
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          "word": "pedra de tinta"
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          "sense": "stone mortar",
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          "sense": "stone mortar",
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      "sense": "stone mortar",
      "word": "硯"
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      "sense": "stone mortar",
      "word": "砚"
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      "sense": "stone mortar",
      "word": "硯臺"
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      "sense": "stone mortar",
      "word": "砚台"
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      "sense": "stone mortar",
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