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

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ink +‎ ball

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