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inkball

The English word “inkball” has 2 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

From ink + ball.

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