"inkball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: inkballs [plural]
Etymology: From ink + ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ink|ball}} ink + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} inkball (plural inkballs)
  1. The gall of an oak tree, used to produce ink.
    Sense id: en-inkball-en-noun-qaijrswO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (historical) 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. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-inkball-en-noun-ntvuYBIR

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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