English Explanatory Dictionary

inkball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The gall of an oak tree, used to produce ink.
  2. A leather-covered dauber, stuffed with soft, resilient wadding, with a wooden handle, used to ink type forms for printing. A predecessor of brayers and self-inking presses.

Word forms

inkball inkballs ink-ball ink ball

Etymology

From ink + ball.

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