INK BALL


Meaning of INK BALL in English

Print.

one of a pair of heavy pads of horsehair and cotton covered with sheepskin or buckskin and equipped with a handle, used before the invention of the ink roller for dabbing ink on type for printing.

[ 1810-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .