Word: ballstocks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ball
stocks
Definition: Plural of ballstock. The handle of a printer's ball.
Morphemes:
Affix: ball
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bal
Language: fr
Decoded: bal
PoS: Noun
Meaning: dance party, ball
Affix: stock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The type of paper used in printing.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.